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<p>[QUOTE="ola402, post: 9494352, member: 182"]It looks like sterling to me. We can ask Mr Nate. There's probably a mark somewhere under the tarnish. Have you looked down the side of the handle?</p><p><br /></p><p>This type of item was presented to new parents in the 1940s maybe even earlier. The little ring would allow you to tie the rattle onto the stroller or the high chair. I still have my brother's sterling teething ring and that would have been 1946. It's very cute.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ola402, post: 9494352, member: 182"]It looks like sterling to me. We can ask Mr Nate. There's probably a mark somewhere under the tarnish. Have you looked down the side of the handle? This type of item was presented to new parents in the 1940s maybe even earlier. The little ring would allow you to tie the rattle onto the stroller or the high chair. I still have my brother's sterling teething ring and that would have been 1946. It's very cute.[/QUOTE]
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