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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9583244, member: 8267"]That may be the case now, but much of the older literature (and museum catalogs) refer to this type of alloy (typically about 60% copper, 20% nickel, and 20% zinc) as German silver. </p><p><br /></p><p>"It was first developed and used in China, becoming particularly popular during the Qing dynasty. German imitations of the Chinese alloy began to appear in 1750, and by 1770, Suhl metalworks was able to produce a similar alloy. The Germans perfected the process in the early 19th century, and soon it was introduced in England, where the alloy was dubbed 'German silver'."</p><p><a href="https://rauantiques.com/blogs/canvases-carats-and-curiosities/prost-a-history-of-german-silver" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rauantiques.com/blogs/canvases-carats-and-curiosities/prost-a-history-of-german-silver" rel="nofollow">https://rauantiques.com/blogs/canvases-carats-and-curiosities/prost-a-history-of-german-silver</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9583244, member: 8267"]That may be the case now, but much of the older literature (and museum catalogs) refer to this type of alloy (typically about 60% copper, 20% nickel, and 20% zinc) as German silver. "It was first developed and used in China, becoming particularly popular during the Qing dynasty. German imitations of the Chinese alloy began to appear in 1750, and by 1770, Suhl metalworks was able to produce a similar alloy. The Germans perfected the process in the early 19th century, and soon it was introduced in England, where the alloy was dubbed 'German silver'." [URL]https://rauantiques.com/blogs/canvases-carats-and-curiosities/prost-a-history-of-german-silver[/URL][/QUOTE]
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