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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dgbjwc, post: 314432, member: 308&quot;]I would try a little liquid dish washing soap like Dawn.&nbsp; I can&#039;t see the color very well but it seems even throughout the piece.&nbsp; Is it white glass or is the white caused by mineral deposits?&nbsp; If caused by mineral deposits there not be much you can do.&nbsp; If it disappears when wet and comes back when it&#039;s dry it may be permanently etched.&nbsp; I would not recommend using anything stronger than dish washing soap.&nbsp; Anything stronger might damage the metal.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The metal collar at the top looks like brass in the example you found.&nbsp; It&#039;s possible that the collar was originally silver over brass.&nbsp; That silver coating would have been very thin and may have worn off much quicker than the thicker plating on the bottom.&nbsp; I would try a little silver polish just to see if any silver is under there somewhere. Just try a small area at first to see what happens.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the missing stopper you may be able to find another metal or glass stopper which looks just as good.&nbsp; I&#039;m not convinced the stopper in the example you found is original.&nbsp; As before please just take all this as just my opinion.&nbsp; I&#039;m not an expert in this area but I&#039;m more relying on my experience.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck with your collecting obsession.&nbsp; I have a lot of obsessions myself but am running out of space and need to learn to rein myself in.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Don[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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