[Jewelry making - Article 01003] - Re: [Orchid] Everything in tumbler is copper plated!

[John Burgess]

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>     Well, when I went to get the pieces out all of the them were a nice
>     shiny copper plate. 

    G'day; Try putting one of the pieces in either liver of sulphur or
    lime sulphur from a garden shop.  This will produce a coat of black
    sulphide on both copper and silver.  Now, after washing well, place
    the piece in warn pickle.  If it is copper, it will  appear copper
    coloured.   If  it is silver or sterling, it will come out of the
    pickle silver coloured 

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Cheers for now,
John Burgess;   johnb AT ts.co.nz of Mapua, Nelson NZ


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