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Teapot
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 5:51 pm
by AciDBuRn
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 6:20 pm
by wev
I know that they are silver for sure
And you know this how?
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 8:31 pm
by AciDBuRn
I checked with acid.
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 10:04 pm
by wev
Ah, the nickname should have been a clue. . .
Your test has told you absolutely nothing past the fact that the surface is silver -- as one would expect in sterling, coin, or silverplate. As in books and looks, it's what lies beneath that counts.
Both pieces are silverplate.
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:50 pm
by antiquer
Acid testing on silver is not very reliable and always damages the piece.
Just for a laugh, try silver testing acid on:
iron
pewter
lead
steel
Any of these can and have been silverplated. You already found the results of acid testing on silverplated Britannia metal.
Cheers, AinA