Polishing Lots Of Hotel Silver
February 13, 2025
I have written a good deal in the past of my love of polishing silver. The ritual of it for me is immensely soothing. Generally it is at home at the kitchen sink, with a tub of Wright’s silver cream and all the pieces I want cleaned lined up ready to go in the sink for their polish and then I do a light wash with soap and then a dry with a cotton dish towel. The other day we had the task of inventorying all of the pieces at WK. As one of the largest sellers of vintage English hotel silver in the country, it was a full day task. I took the chance to also clean each piece while we were at it. As there were so many pieces, I used a polishing cloth. They are the handiest things. They have a bit of polish in the fabric so you just wipe down the piece. Since all the pieces were already pretty clean, the cloth is a nice way to buff it up and spiff it up a bit. If a piece is super tarnished, Wright’s is the only way to go. But even the polishing cloth process can bring moments of zen. The end result incredibly satisfying. The photos just a sampling of the stock but it gives you an idea. I slept super well that night after a full day of counting, cleaning & polishing!
