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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 9789244, member: 360"]Peranakan silver was generally very high grade, typically at least 90%. So yes, it could well be sterling. </p><p><br /></p><p>35 inches sounds longer than most. It was usually the women who wore the belts (men did too, but this was less-common), and as such, the belts were usually smaller. My great-grandmother's belt is all of 32 inches, and I have another one in my collection which is just 28 inches!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 9789244, member: 360"]Peranakan silver was generally very high grade, typically at least 90%. So yes, it could well be sterling. 35 inches sounds longer than most. It was usually the women who wore the belts (men did too, but this was less-common), and as such, the belts were usually smaller. My great-grandmother's belt is all of 32 inches, and I have another one in my collection which is just 28 inches!![/QUOTE]
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