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Test kits are super cheap and easy to use - they also give good idea of the amount of silver item contains (nearly all silver is actually an alloy that is mostly made of silver).
https://www.amazon.com/silver-test-kit/s?k=silver+test+kit
Magnet test should be first thing to do - rules out anything made with iron/steel
Look for stamp mark in silver (non-coin) to indicate purity - stamps that start with "EP" mean silver plated, not solid silver