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<p>[QUOTE="KSW, post: 4481298, member: 8708"]These 2 propelling pencils and a dip pen have come into my possession.</p><p>The dip pen and the short one are both Mordan & Co. One is hallmarked 1914. The other is hallmarked 1825 but no makers mark I can see.</p><p>Has anyone got any tips for cleaning old silver please? [USER=5515]@MrNate[/USER] springs to mind as a silver expert but any other suggestions welcome please.</p><p>I’ve got the usual stuff of silver foam and cloth but the Mordan pens have got some very resistant black marks on them and the older one has nearly 200 years worth of the most resistant tarnish I have ever met! This one is also slightly fragile so I can’t put too much pressure on it. Thanks for any suggestions <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]389302[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]389303[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]389304[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]389305[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]389306[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]389307[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]389308[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]389309[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]389310[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KSW, post: 4481298, member: 8708"]These 2 propelling pencils and a dip pen have come into my possession. The dip pen and the short one are both Mordan & Co. One is hallmarked 1914. The other is hallmarked 1825 but no makers mark I can see. Has anyone got any tips for cleaning old silver please? [USER=5515]@MrNate[/USER] springs to mind as a silver expert but any other suggestions welcome please. I’ve got the usual stuff of silver foam and cloth but the Mordan pens have got some very resistant black marks on them and the older one has nearly 200 years worth of the most resistant tarnish I have ever met! This one is also slightly fragile so I can’t put too much pressure on it. Thanks for any suggestions :) [ATTACH=full]389302[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]389303[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]389304[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]389305[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]389306[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]389307[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]389308[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]389309[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]389310[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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