What does WMF stand for on silver?
WMF is the abbreviation for Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, which means Württemberg Metal Factory and was created in 1880 in the small town of Geislingen on the river Steige (Geislingen an der Steige), after the succesful merger of two smaller silver plate foundries.
What does WMF 90 mean?
silver-plate
According to what I found, WMF 90 is silver-plate. The 9 in the box refers to grams of silver used.
What is WMF Germany?
WMF (formerly known as “Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik”) is a German tableware manufacturer, founded in 1853 in Geislingen an der Steige.
Where is WMF manufactured?
Geislingen
Anything that is “made in Germany” is considered throughout the world to meet high standards of quality. For WMF coffee machines, we have taken this mark of quality to the local level for the commercial coffee machine market. Our mark is “made in Geislingen” – and it proves our dedication to our manufacturing heritage.
Is WMF silver plate?
If exported WMF item (issued around 1900 and later) bears a full mark without any silvering designation, that means it contains no silver and has been made entirely of base metal.
What metal is WMF?
From the late 19th Century through to World War 1, the German factory, Wurttembergische Mettalwaren Fabrik (more commonly known as WMF) was one of the most prolific in producing stylish, evocative and elegant designs in commercial continental pewter and silver plate metal ware.
What does 90 mean on German silver?
If you have a pair of salad servers, each piece marked “90” and “4” it means: again the standard process was used, on each piece 4 Grams of fine silver were used. This German system of silverplate marking has been adopted by other European countries, and is sometimes seen on Dutch, Danish and Austrian silverplate.
What is WMF stand for?
WMF
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| WMF | Windows Management Framework (software; Microsoft) |
| WMF | World Meeting of Families |
| WMF | Windows Media Format |
| WMF | Windows Meta File |
What does ox mean on silver?
silver ox or silox. OX means ‘oxidized’.