> Interesting. I inherited my mother's silver service, a service for 12,
> that includes iced tea spoons, fish knives and fish forks! I haul them
> out on holidays and special occasions, along with my grandmother's
> Noritaki china that she had as a wedding gift in 1912.
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
> AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA
>

I actually inherited our silverware and china from my husband's ex-wife. As
with you, hauled out for special occasions. Now we are retiring so we are
taking 33 K of Royal Doulton Sarabande back to England to give to my
step-daughter. The dining room suite is going to my son, the silverware to
my daughter. We hardly use it any longer and are going to very small
accomodations, so by-by fancy shmancy!