Information about Silver Tray

It took some time to identify the mark on the back of your silver but I finally found it. There is a guide to all types of silver marking and I was not sure where this one was from. It gives you all the marks from around the world and by each country. I found your mark and it was made by Forbes Silver Company. The division of the company that created these silver items was founded in 1894 as part of the Meriden Britannia Co.

and this trademark was used until 1935. The company was located in Meriden CT in the USA. This is not pure silver but silver plate. You can find the silver plate mark on this page. www.925-1000.com/silverplate_F.html

Well Poehere did all the work at finding the information about your tray but there is a Forbes Silver forum if you would like to ask further questions:

www.silver-collector.com/.../10043

Looks like Forbes only made silver plate so that question is answered.

You did not ask about value but usually that is the reason most people are asking questions about an item.

Here is a little information just in case you wanted to know about value.

eBay has several listings of different types of Forbes silver but a few trays also can be found.
Asking prices are only what a seller would like to receive for their items but only a sold identical item shows current value.

www.ebay.com/.../bn_7024792482

Here is a link to eBay's sold listings so you can get an idea as to what people are actually paying for similar items.

It is sad but most pawn shops will not buy silver plate either to melt or to sell.

www.ebay.com/.../i.html?_nkw=forbes+silver+co&rt=nc...