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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;blooey, post: 2034612, member: 12007&quot;]These Japanese boxes were produced from the 1910&#039;s through to the 1960&#039;s -70&#039;s. The antimony alloy material is known in the trade as &quot;Japanese soft-metal&quot;. Other objects are produced in this material, such as picture frames.</p><p>Usually the finish is thin silver plating, but examples also exist in copper and bronze.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an early (very worn) one of mine from the 1920&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]248895[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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