05-07-2007, 07:16 PM
Thanks Mike- that answers the question perfectly. It just struck me as rather surprising that every one of the coated pieces I have- acquired from various sources over more than a year-and-a-half or longer- just happened all to seem to be silvered and none tinned.
One piece does appear to have leaf on it, but most others look rather the way things coated using modern tinning flux do- the layer is very thin and melted-on. Clearly purified silver wouldn't work since it's melting temperature is higher than that of brass or bronze, but if alloyed with lead, it might be significantly lower and be rather more like our silver-bearing solder.
One piece does appear to have leaf on it, but most others look rather the way things coated using modern tinning flux do- the layer is very thin and melted-on. Clearly purified silver wouldn't work since it's melting temperature is higher than that of brass or bronze, but if alloyed with lead, it might be significantly lower and be rather more like our silver-bearing solder.
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