I like Wrights or Haggertys. I don't on my sterling cutlery but have sometimes do on my napkin rings -- the washing soda, hot water aluminum foil method -- but it takes off all the tarnish even off of the groves. I just polished my tea set Sunday -- it's sterling.

I like this one.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Wright-s-Silver-Cream-8-0-OZ/27139572

I want to get some covers for the big stuff. The flatware is in a chest that works fine.

I like Wright's also. If your silver is so badly tarnished, you might want to google cleaning silver with foil (Reynold's Wrap) and baking soda. It's a quick, easy fix. I will caution you however, that it also cleans between the ornate carvings and personally, I think leaving that patina is the charm of sterling silver.

Is it tarnished or is it stuff in the grooves that should be there? I am not familiar with the pattern but many of this type do have what appears to be tarnish applied by the original manufacturer.

Wallace Grand Baroque

Any brand or pattern, you want the bowl or forks and the stem part of the handle to be shiny. You want the tarnish to be in the pattern to set off the pattern by being darker. It doesn't matter if it is applied to start or if it is natural. That is why I use the polish that you rub on instead of those dip things. You can always just apply a little more and rub.

No, I wouldn’t use the quick method on my silver. I’ll use the elbow grease method with cream polish.

Thanks for the pic Lindsey. Thanks all for advice, everyone.

I also use whatever I happen to find at the store. Goddard’s, Haggerty, Wright’s Cream are my favorites. I apply with an old worn terry wash cloth or similar. Then rinse in lukewarm water and dry immediately. Like others said, don’t use one of the dips, and don’t worry about getting all the tarnish out of the grooves as it is part of the patina. I have Strasbourg by Gorham and it also has a curly edge pattern all the way up the sides.

I would definitely order bags or some tarnish-proof material for your silver. It does work. I can’t recall who I ordered from several years ago, but it greatly reduced the amount of polishing I have to do each year. If I can figure it out, I will post the name.

When the holidays are over and you pack it up, place the flannel rolls into a zip bag with the air squeezed out or if you have a Foodsaver machine, pack and vacuum it. Oxygen causes the silver to tarnish and by packing it, either way, it stays clean and shiny. You can also buy anti-tarnish cloth at the fabric stores or online by the yard.

I was thinking of getting one of the silver storage boxes. Do they actually prevent tarnish?

Here's a photo. I don't have the soup spoons as shown in Lindsey's photo.

Anyone want to come over next Saturday? It will be a lot of fun (Tom Sawyer-type scheme...lol). Just kidding. I don't mind a project. Put TV on and go for it.

I have my mother’s silver (I coveted it as a child) in the special storage box it came in. I don’t think it’s been polished in probably decades- I’ve had it for about 10 years and I don’t recall polishing it, and Mom’s been gone nearly 20 years now (just realised today is the anniversary of her death) and wasn’t in a polishing frame of mind for many years before that. It’s not mirror shiny but completely presentable, so I’d say yes, a storage box does work.

I have this type of storage chest and find it protects the silver from tarnish pretty well. However, I have the roll-type, too, and they work as long as you protect them from moisture and air as Outside Playing mentioned.

https://www.amazon.com/Reed-Barton-Manchester-Zipper-Chest/dp/B0009ZAB0A/ref=sr_1_4?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1544578012&sr=1-4&keywords=Reed+%26+barton+canvas+flatware

I have the wooden storage box like the Oxford 112 piece shown below Fun2B's picture. Yes, it helps keep the silver from tarnishing but I still polish from time to time. The thing that helps most, is to use it often :-))) I do wash the sterling in the dishwasher but if you do that, several things to keep in mind. The knives are hollow handle and should be hand washed, you shouldn't mix stainless steel in with the silver, according to a jeweler friend, you should never use Cascade and I also wouldn't use a dish detergent that has lemon in it. I also put my Wedgwood in the dishwasher on recommendation from Wedgwood, but I don't have gold or platinum trim on mine. I purposely picked out a pattern that was dishwasher safe.

Fun, that looks really nice. I cannot imagine what it looks like when closed, but I guess it zips like a suitcase.

Georgy, I'll check out the Oxford. Not sure how big a storage box I'll need as I don't remember how many place settings are there. Maybe only 8 with a few serving pieces.

Hagertys is my favorite. Please don't store silver in plastic, use Pacific cloth that's what the rolls and boxes are lined in. Some fabric stores carry bolts of Pacific cloth so you could make your own.

Here's an antique dealers trick for re-tarnishing over polished silver. Put the piece uncovered in a drawer with rubber bands near but not touching the piece. The bands will accelerate the tarnishing process getting the black back in the details.

SilverGuard is the name of the company I ordered the pacific cloth bags and yardage from a few years ago. They also sell the 3M strips that they claim help reduce tarnish if placed in a drawer with silver. They also sell drawer inserts, jewelry rolls, and other products. I did buy several zippered bags for some serving pieces and a few small trays. Very nice quality. Here is the link.

https://silverguard.com/

Very good. I'll check out silverguard. I'm getting ready to gift the set to my son, and that's why I'm polishing and purchasing a storage chest. I only have 40 pieces, and most chests accommodate much more. I hope I can spread the set out in a box so it looks nice, not skimpy. There are 4 serving pieces. I'm going to BBB today to see if they have boxes and pick up whatever else they have to clean up the set. I'm thrilled my son will take it. "Kids these days" don't always want that sort of thing.

How great your son wants it. When I was moving, I had a silver sugar and creamer on a silver tray and asked my daughter if she wanted it because I never used it. She said, "You mean silver as in having to polish it"....No thank you. It's so sad. Don't know if anyone will want my china or anything else. :((((

https://www.containerstore.com/s/kitchen/dinnerware-serving-storage/12

Scroll down the page. The silver storage and cleaners are toward the bottom.

Georgysmom, obviously I don't know how old your daughter is, but maybe at some point she would want the china (which doesn't have to be polished....lol!). One of my kids rejected the silver, so I didn't have much hope when I asked the other, but he said, "It's a family heirloom?" I said YES, it is! That sealed the deal. Even if they rarely use it, at least it's still in the family. It had been purchased by their grandmother.

Socks, I find my one son more sentimental than my daughters. the daughter that said no is 56 and not married. Don't think she'll change her mind. My other daughter (54) has a lot of her MIL's china and silver and I bought her her crystal and china over the years for Christmas presents. Not looking good here. LOL

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER use the boiling water and baking soda in an aluminum pan method to clean your silver...EVER!!!

Everything you ever wanted to know about silver care—times ten—can be found here: Jeffrey Herman Silver Restoration & Conservation

Thank you Sammy for that link.

Ah, Sammy, you beat me to it! Jeffrey Herman is "The Man"! I know he does not recommend Goddard's Silver Foam but I do use it on lots of my silver. I did follow his recommendation and crossed the river to buy some Blitz Silver Polish. It was good, but not worth the drive. I see he is now making his own polish - might order some for special things.

That boiling water/baking soda/aluminum pan method has ruined a lot of good silver. It's the oxidation that makes an elaborate design beautiful and it will remover that. And if it's silver PLATE, not STERLING, you are removing a LOT of the silver.

The BEST way is to use your silver flatware daily and hand wash it. It really takes next to no time (I'm assuming you don't have a family of 12 and home-school so there are TONS of everything to be washed!). It doesn't tarnish if used.

I just had my yard man at my house last week polishing all my display silver (it does tarnish sitting out, especially with a gas furnace and stove). It all is gleaming! My flatware that I use for Christmas is vermeil and gold does not tarnish, so nothing needed there! I use my other two patterns all the time, plus I do keep those 3M silver anti-tarnish strips in the silver chest where they are stored..They work!

You’re welcome, socks. I could (and have!) get lost on Jeffrey Herman’s site for hours.

Did you get a chest yet? You can continue using the wrapper pouches and store them in a tight fitting wooden box or chest. All lined chests loose their anti tarnish properties over time.

Wright's is easy to find but more abrasive. It will leave fine scratching. I like goddards or hagerty polish and you can get the finish that wipes off leaving a protective layer. Buy the 3M absorbing strips from Silver Queen and put it in the chest or box and that will keep tarnish from happening. The silica gel packets help too. Watch what you wash your sterling with. Thats a beautiful pattern and so many serving pieces to choose from!

I cleaned with Hagarty foam and got a Hagarty box and some anti-tarnish paper strips to put inside. It looks goldish in the photo but of course isn’t. I’ll have to repack in the flannel wrappers for shipping. Thanks, Kitty.