[Jewelry making - Article 00058] - Re: [Orchid] Sterling Silver and Nickel

[Neilthejeweler]

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>     someone buys sliver plated earrings and has a reaction and the
>     person is told, "you are allergic to the nickle in the sterling 

    A thought here...often times silverplated goods have an underplate
    of nickel. Could be, on posts with clutches particularly, the silver
    wears off exposing the nickel. So the misperception might be one of
    lost context. Its not the nickel IN the sterling (a misconception in
    itself) its the nickel UNDER the fine silver coating.
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