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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 732709, member: 360"]If it's metal, and it's light and insubstantial - spelter. </p><p><br /></p><p>If it's metal, and if you polish it, it's golden yellow - brass. </p><p><br /></p><p>If it's metal and it doesn't polish at all (or is very difficult to polish) then it's bronze. </p><p><br /></p><p>Usually they're either brass, or bronze. Also - it's considered bad form to polish bronze, so if you do decide to polish it, at least do it somewhere where it won't be seen. (like behind the clock).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 732709, member: 360"]If it's metal, and it's light and insubstantial - spelter. If it's metal, and if you polish it, it's golden yellow - brass. If it's metal and it doesn't polish at all (or is very difficult to polish) then it's bronze. Usually they're either brass, or bronze. Also - it's considered bad form to polish bronze, so if you do decide to polish it, at least do it somewhere where it won't be seen. (like behind the clock).[/QUOTE]
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