Rodd was an Australian company specialising in the craft of the silversmith. The company built up a long, distinguished reputation with particular emphasis on the production of finely crafted Silverware, Silver plate and hybrid Silver plate/Stainless Steel wares in later years. Not just cutlery either, in their early days, Rodd was very well known for some of the brooch designs they produced.
Over the years the company structure changed and in the 1960's and they hence became known as Mytton Rodd (Australia).
While we do not usually offer items on other people's behalf, an extended family member has asked us to see if 'someone' may like to have a nice piece of Australian Silversmith history in the form of this teaspoon set COMPLETE with the original box, all labelling (including the metallic company logo label on the front of the box) and even the original Guarantee Certificate.
Quite frankly I was stunned at the condition of this teaspoon set when these were passed to us (apparently they were a wedding gift and never used), my apologies to the purists of all things Silver related - I have committed the sin of CLEANING these teaspoons (the Bi-Carb treatment), surely no-one in their right mind is going to use these (and why wouldn't you?) if they were covered in a patina that so many folk seem to love - we don't!
I also have some "like new" Ranleigh (South Australian) Silverplate wares as well and those will be advertised when I have some spare time.
If this is not the piece you may be hunting for, HERE is a link to help you find the other Rodd cutlery we currently have
RODD (Australia) - Teaspoon Presentation Box Set (6)
Made in Victoria by this infamous Australian Jeweller & Silversmith icon
Pattern name: STARDUST
Finish: Silver Plate (E.P.N.S A1 Grade)
Identification:
Stamped into the rear of each teaspoon
RODD E P N S A1 STARDUST
DIMENSIONS:
These are small "dainty" teaspoons, the bowl is just 18.5mm x 25mm with a total length of 87mm
I compared these with a standard teaspoon we have here and they measure 27mm x 42mm with a total length of 138mm - a lot larger than these RODD teaspoons ... in fact I would estimate that this is actually 1/2 teaspoon, if such a thing ever existed!
6g weight (each) - very light!
CONDITION:
As we do with most of our chinaware's, let's give this Silver plate dining utensil a personalised rating for condition and appearance
DTNS RATING: 9.9/10 (Darling! That's Nice Silverware!)
CLEAN
NO scratches at all - these do not appear to have been used in the last 75 years!
NO bending!
NO oxidisation observed - patina Yes (which has been cleaned up) but "pitting" NO
Every teaspoon has been cleaned safely. Silver can be a pain, it needs a polish up from time to time and in fact RODD includes some hints on how to maintain your teaspoon set (printed on the Guarantee Certificate) Fortunately it is not difficult to properly clean Silverware (or plated Silverware) without risking your health (through the use of commercial chemicals such as Silvo) or damage to the item.
How? (I hear you ask, mouth wide open with tongue drooping to one side ...)
Get an Aluminium tray, often sold for use at BBQ's. Place your Silverware inside the tray along with Bicarb of Soda (readily available at the supermarket = Baking Soda) and add some warm/hot water. The 'trick' here is that as much of the Silverplated item should be in contact with the Aluminium dish, sometimes we have even wrapped the item in Al-foil to help the process along. The oxidisation marks will rapidly disappear (around 10 minutes should do the trick) and rub up lightly with a nice soft micro-cloth. Job done, nice and easy while being safe to handle and use with your tea!
Now that this description is complete, I have added a small pad of bubblewrap INSIDE the box so that the teaspoons don't all move around and then the complete box has been sealed in clear plastic to maintain the current condition of both the packaging and teaspoons. Silver plate of course will very slowly start tarnishing (turns Yellowish then Brown) but at least the sealed box will slow this process down.
Nice little package for those who would like to have some Australian memorabilia from the '50s era!
