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Silver Plated Cutlery Canteen - 49-piece/6-pax. - Model 230 Distinction - Gero, Gerritsen Zeist - the Netherlands, 1965-1968
A beautiful silver-plated cutlery set by Gero, Zeist - in the Distinction model. Designed by Dick Simonis. Heavily silver-plated on a base of 100 grams. This model was first issued in 1952, with a 90-gram silver plating. After 1965, it was also produced with a 100-gram silver plating, until 1968. The cutlery set comes in its original wooden canteen with three drawers, is suitable for six guests, and consists of a total of 49 pieces.
- 6 dinner spoons
- 6 dinner knives
- 6 dinner forks
- 6 appetizer/breakfast spoons
- 6 appetizer/breakfast knives
- 6 appetizer/breakfast forks
Serving cutlery:
- Soup ladle
- 2 Gravy ladles
- Potato spoon
- Vegetable spoon
- Compote spoon
- Carving set (meat knife + meat fork)
- Knife sharpener
- Meat fork
- 2 Meat forks
- Cheese slicer
49 pieces in total.
The cutlery is in excellent condition. There are only minor scratches and some silver wear on the back of the tines of the forks. The case is in very good condition on the outside. On the inside (the drawer containing the knives and the carving set) there are a few holes in the cloth (under and next to the meat fork).
All pieces marked with [Letter][Gero][100].
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Maker's mark | Gero, Gerritsen Zeist |
| Period | 1965-1968 |