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<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 9061, member: 25"]Looking again it does appear to have severe pitting, but it does appear to be the colour of silver sulphide or chloride not the green of copper sulphide.</p><p><br /></p><p>Someone may have used it for salt and put it away unwashed. Some moist salt (and salt is hydroscopic) left around the holes would cause that damage in time. Even gold washed salt dispensers or cellars should be washed after use and not left with any contents.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>I didn't expect you so soon, AF! Thanks.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes I'm awake in the middle of the night, waiting for the Sandman to call again. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 9061, member: 25"]Looking again it does appear to have severe pitting, but it does appear to be the colour of silver sulphide or chloride not the green of copper sulphide. Someone may have used it for salt and put it away unwashed. Some moist salt (and salt is hydroscopic) left around the holes would cause that damage in time. Even gold washed salt dispensers or cellars should be washed after use and not left with any contents. [I]I didn't expect you so soon, AF! Thanks.[/I] Sometimes I'm awake in the middle of the night, waiting for the Sandman to call again. :-)[/QUOTE]
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