Can anyone identify this silver dish?
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Margaret Bowen on Oct 16, 2016Could this have been a serving dish with hot water in the bottom of container??Helpful Reply
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Jacqui on Oct 16, 2016The open-air sanatorium of Portland Oregon was a medical facility devoted to pulmonary tuberoculosis, pre civil war times. As for the dish itself, not sure what it is, sorry. Good luck!Helpful Reply
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Jan10066175 on Oct 16, 2016Its an ashtray. the sand is used to make it heavyHelpful Reply
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Rose on Oct 16, 2016I think it is a dish for serving hot foods and would be filled with hot water to keep the meal warm.Helpful Reply
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Mary J Spear on Oct 16, 2016I was wondering if it could be heated and the sand keeps things warm.Helpful Reply
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Bit By Bit Shop on Oct 16, 2016Sand is used as an insulator to keep rocket stoves hot. This was probably used to keep food warm and was probably kept hot on a wood burning stove. If filled with ice & water it could also keep food cold? Primarily I believe it is to keep food hot, it probably had a dome top as well. That seems to make sense if it was used in a sanatorium.Helpful Reply
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Cecelia on Oct 16, 2016http://www.925-1000.com/Gorham_Date_Code.html Looks like it was made in 1930. I think too it could be a food warmer. It has no feet on it so I wouldn't think it would be used on a table but maybe on a wood stove as mentioned by Bit By Bit. I wonder if there is a way to find out from someone at Gorham (now owned by Lenox). What an interesting piece!Helpful Reply
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William on Oct 16, 2016First of all it is not silver. It is electroplated silver. That is what the "E" and "P" stand for. It is an institutional serving plate for food. Primarily vegetables. It also would have had a lid. The base is weighted with sand so it could not be easily moved or tipped over by patients. ***** http://www.ebay.com/gds/SILVER-BY-GORHAM-MARK...Helpful Reply
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Sage on Oct 16, 2016hospital food warmer - electro plate nickel silver = EPNS. It was never meant to be used on a wood stove. A couple of people correctly identified it - it is probably still functional, If you have little kids, you can use it to keep their dinner warm while they refuse to eat their beets - much more elegant than microwave plastic wareHelpful Reply
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Rmf71 on Oct 16, 2016why don't you use the printing on the bottom and goggle itHelpful Reply
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Mary J Spear on Oct 16, 2016Thank you all for your help it's wonderful to know what it is.Helpful Reply
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Mary J Spear on Oct 16, 2016Great to get answers from the community. You guys rock.Helpful Reply
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Margaret Bowen on Oct 17, 2016I had forgotten about the plastic ones. We have a daughter born in '56 maybe that rang a very distant bell for me. (Ha!)Helpful Reply
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