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<p>[QUOTE="mhc4444, post: 107569, member: 1469"]i dont have an example at the moment of the one tower, but i will remember your request and take some pictures the next time i have some at hand <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> its called 1 tower, but looks more like a sword or a torch sometimes, we just call it a tower because it fits well with the already established 2 towers and 3 towers most people are used to <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>also, a quick googleing of silver plate on my danish google does pull up many examples that states that plate (in denmark at least) is most usually on brass or copper. a few of the examples does mention both tin and nickel silver as well, but copper and brass seem to be the center metal in the danish articles regarding silver plate <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/eek.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" /> one article mentions that brass and copper also makes the best body for plating, im not a scientist so i dont know if thats true, but would make good sense if they plated on the ideal base</p><p><br /></p><p>the 24th i am going to a ''junk'' auction as i call it, there should be a few of the usual boxes of plate and other metal goods as job lots, i will take some pictures of what i mean when i say that all i see is plate on brass <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mhc4444, post: 107569, member: 1469"]i dont have an example at the moment of the one tower, but i will remember your request and take some pictures the next time i have some at hand :) its called 1 tower, but looks more like a sword or a torch sometimes, we just call it a tower because it fits well with the already established 2 towers and 3 towers most people are used to :D also, a quick googleing of silver plate on my danish google does pull up many examples that states that plate (in denmark at least) is most usually on brass or copper. a few of the examples does mention both tin and nickel silver as well, but copper and brass seem to be the center metal in the danish articles regarding silver plate :o one article mentions that brass and copper also makes the best body for plating, im not a scientist so i dont know if thats true, but would make good sense if they plated on the ideal base the 24th i am going to a ''junk'' auction as i call it, there should be a few of the usual boxes of plate and other metal goods as job lots, i will take some pictures of what i mean when i say that all i see is plate on brass :)[/QUOTE]
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