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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moreotherstuff, post: 3629200, member: 56&quot;]From this site:</p><p><a href="https://www.technology.matthey.com/article/36/1/40-47/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.technology.matthey.com/article/36/1/40-47/" rel="nofollow">https://www.technology.matthey.com/article/36/1/40-47/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><i>The possibilities of platinum fabrication were acknowledged by experts in other European countries, dating it before the voyage of Antonio de Ulloa to South America. In a letter from William Watson to Georg Mattias Bose, dated 15th January 1751, (included in the review by M. Morin (<a href="https://www.technology.matthey.com/article/36/1/40-47/#b8" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.technology.matthey.com/article/36/1/40-47/#b8" rel="nofollow">8</a>)), the following reference is made to “platina”:</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>“It is not possible to forge, but it has already been found in America the way of moulding hilts of swords”.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>On the other hand, in 1750 Watson had already noted in the Philosophical Transactions :</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>“But the Spaniards have a way of melting it down, either alone, or by means of some Flux; and cast it into Sword-hilts, Buckles, Snuff-boxes, and other Utensils.” (<a href="https://www.technology.matthey.com/article/36/1/40-47/#b2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.technology.matthey.com/article/36/1/40-47/#b2" rel="nofollow">2</a>)</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>18th C platinum earrings:</p><p><a href="https://www.royalfinejewelers.com/our-blog/2020/Sep/20/marie-antoinettes-diamond-earrings-are-focus-today/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.royalfinejewelers.com/our-blog/2020/Sep/20/marie-antoinettes-diamond-earrings-are-focus-today/" rel="nofollow">https://www.royalfinejewelers.com/our-blog/2020/Sep/20/marie-antoinettes-diamond-earrings-are-focus-today/</a></p><p><img src="https://thejewelerblog.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/marieantionette1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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