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fortasse Inner circle 1201 Posts |
Not that I would ever dream of doing it to the antique French tin cups I have in my collection, just out of interest, how do you restore old tin cups to what they would have looked like when new?
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Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24312 Posts |
That's a real tough one.
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Jeff Dial Special user Kent, WA 533 Posts |
Check with a silversmith.
The one I use does all kinds of metal restoration. He's even had to make old coins look old again after some well meaning museum employee polished some ancient coins. Guys with experience can do a lot of things. Don't forget that a worker is worth his wages.
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Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24312 Posts |
There are some actual tinsmiths around. I'm not sure how much in common silversmiths and tinsmiths have. I think the real problem is finding out how the tin cups actually looked when they were new.
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Woland Special user 680 Posts |
I think Mr. Palmer is correct (unsurprising, no?)about the specialty of tinsmithing. Tin is an interesting metal that crystallizes when it gets too cold (at about 12 or 13 degrees C) losing its metallic properties . . . which is why tinsmiths used to have plenty of work every spring. Old tin cups that were stored where they might have crystallized can have tiny imperfections and holes, I would guess.
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lint Special user Concord, CA 967 Posts |
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On 2011-02-25 05:06, Woland wrote: that sounds almost unbelievable.
"There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip..." -English Proverb
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Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24312 Posts |
Tin cups are not made of tin. They are made of thin sheet steel which is coated in tin.
"The Swatter"
Founder of CODBAMMC My Chickasaw name is "Throws Money at Cups." www.cupsandballsmuseum.com |
conjurormatt Regular user Ft. Worth, TX 181 Posts |
Interesting, I didn't realize that. Is that what all tin sheeting is, or is there also pure tin sheets?
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Woland Special user 680 Posts |
Then perhaps you wouldn't really need an experienced whitesmith to work on them . . .
lint - tinsmithing was once an important Romany (Gypsy) trade, enabling them to travel from town to town, repairing the tin vessels that had become damaged over the winter. The process has been called the "tin pest" or "tin disease" -- even "tin leprosy." Although the process does begin at 12 or 13 degrees C, it affects the metal slowly and doesn't usually present a problem unless it is much colder. But after a hard freeze in winter, many a country family's tin vessels probably showed small areas of damage, which could be re-annealed by skilled workers before it affected the entire item. Woland |
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