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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 436191, member: 5833"]With only the photos to go by, that was my thought too, a very gentle, superficial cleaning with simple soap & water to remove whatever comes away easily, so it still looks vintage without looking abused. Some of the black could be dried ink.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As OP has already noted, the hinge on that one is broken &, if there was ever a glass or porcelain liner for the well, that one is missing it too.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 436191, member: 5833"]With only the photos to go by, that was my thought too, a very gentle, superficial cleaning with simple soap & water to remove whatever comes away easily, so it still looks vintage without looking abused. Some of the black could be dried ink. As OP has already noted, the hinge on that one is broken &, if there was ever a glass or porcelain liner for the well, that one is missing it too.[/QUOTE]
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