1987:: Flatware Storage Sleeve WHITE flannel cloth: about 13.5″H 8″W. Circa 1940s.

1887:: Flatware Storage Sleeve WHITE flannel cloth: about 13.5″H 8″W. Circa 1940s. FOUR pockets. Short left side over-flap and an upper overlap. Meant for serving pieces, like a lemon fork, sugar spoon, tongs, bon-bon spoon. Maker’s mark: “Hall’s Kansas City, Missouri”.

Silversmiths’ cloth flatware storage sleeves to help mitigate tarnishing of your polished sterling and silver-plate flatware and hollowware pieces from tarnishing. It helps in the neutralizing airborne sulphur (the cause of tarnish) for years. I have a boxful of these things in all colors, shapes, sizes, and capacities. Most are made from 100% double napped tarnish resistant flannel cotton. Most have a maker’s name, which I have provided a pic of, respectively.

USA 1940s c.Reference number: 2021.1987