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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;daveydempsey, post: 4600772, member: 22&quot;]I was going through a cardboard box of trash from the garage of the latest clearance, damp paper and books, old scissors, oil-can, pencils etc and found this metal book cover.</p><p>It looked silver so I brought it home, badly tarnished and covered in paint.</p><p><br /></p><p>I saw a Birmingham hallmark dated 1908, so I commenced cleaning it up.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pure acitone on a Q-tip for the paint and ammonia on the dirt and tarnish.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]408916[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]408918[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]408920[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A quick silver polish and I have a very nice Art Nouveau plaque with cherubs.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]408921[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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