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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 35991, member: 44&quot;]This thread reminder me that I have a salt shovel by Hall &amp; Elton. It was difficult to ID the metal because it has a yellowish cast and is rough in finish. Silver polish did nothing to it. I&#039;m sorry, I hate to admit that I tried Wright liquid brass polish on it, nothing happened. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie86" alt=":sorry:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Back in 2006, I posted a query about it on the Silver Salon. After reading the replies and directions to another Hall &amp; Elton query, I have settled on nickel silver. The shovel definitely was not magnetic which ruled out iron and steel. Did the ice tests: I used copper, sterling, and nickel silver spoons; a slender brass rod; and a 14k gold pin all about the same size as the shovel. In turn held each along side of the shovel in ice water. The sterling spoon and gold pin conducted the cold in a matter of a few seconds. The copper was quick. The nickel silver and the shovel were very slow and the slender brass rod even slower by a few seconds. I&#039;ve settled on nickel silver.</p><p><a href="http://www.smpub.com/ubb/Forum19/HTML/000577.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.smpub.com/ubb/Forum19/HTML/000577.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.smpub.com/ubb/Forum19/HTML/000577.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Shhhh.....&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]9053[/ATTACH] don&#039;t tell deep...., I&#039;m whispering. Later I tried Goddard&#039;s brass polish. It worked like a champ removing tarnish. The cloth was black with tarnish. Wellllll, I didn&#039;t use Brasso! Now I&#039;m wondering if it is really brass. I don&#039;t know if Hall &amp; Elton did any brass.</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]9054[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]9055[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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