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01-13-2015, 02:31 PM #1
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AV Williams Award Clean it or Not
I picked this University of Maryland AV Williams Award at a local flea market. It is silver plate and is tarnished. Should I clean it or leave it as found?
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01-13-2015, 02:36 PM #2
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Re: AV Williams Award Clean it or Not
forgot the picture sorry
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01-13-2015, 02:53 PM #3
Re: AV Williams Award Clean it or Not
If I was going to keep and display it, I would, but not if I were going to sell it.
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01-13-2015, 06:42 PM #4
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Re: AV Williams Award Clean it or Not
If it's silver plated, wouldn't you need to take it to a professional restorer to have it replated?
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03-31-2015, 08:27 PM #5
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Re: AV Williams Award Clean it or Not
I'd leave it alone. Looks cool the way it is.
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09-23-2015, 12:06 PM #6
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Re: AV Williams Award Clean it or Not
Did some research into this and was wrong about the material. It is pewter.
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09-23-2015, 07:15 PM #7
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Re: AV Williams Award Clean it or Not
That doesn't look like pewter to me. Even when I've owned polished pewter, it didn't have that iridescent look to it. I still think it's either steel or plated. If it *is* pewter, that's cool, but try to minimize how often you touch it, as certain pewter mixtures contain carcinogens.