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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lucille.b, post: 474422, member: 51&quot;]If I understand correctly &quot;G.Silver&quot; is short for &quot;German Silver&quot; and is not silver at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is kind of a cool piece, got it yesterday at an estate sale in the middle of a snow storm. Had some questions.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is tarnished to beat the band.&nbsp; Also looks like possibly a former owner tried polishing with some polishing cream as I&#039;m seeing white residue.</p><p><br /></p><p>I took a sunshine cloth to the back of it, it seemed to erase one spot of tarnish, but I don&#039;t want to damage the finish.&nbsp; Thoughts?</p><p><br /></p><p>It pops open with German precision.&nbsp; Didn&#039;t get a shot of this, but inside has a removable wood (or other) frame for the thimble.&nbsp; Silk is quite frayed, but I love the Art Nouveau-like woman on the case top.&nbsp; Thimble is not marked but sure looks like it might be sterling.&nbsp; It is marked on the exterior with a &quot;9&quot; which I assume is a size marking.</p><p><br /></p><p>General thoughts welcome.&nbsp; I&#039;ve never seen one of these cases before.&nbsp; Also do you think okay to go at it with a sunshine cloth?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]160508[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]160509[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]160510[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]160511[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]160512[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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