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Been on a site of several ship wrecks,badly sanded up but did find a few bits,this tea pot was one of them.
Third one i`ve had from this beach probally pewter,the others were,although silver would have been better. :)
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Post by sponge »

Nice one Ossie.
Could be very interesting - do you know the age of the wrecks?
Never had the chance to search a wreck site, though according to the history books many hundreds have occurred on my part of the coastline!!!

Good luck and keep us informed.
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Yes a nice interesting find that ::g.
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My wife has just peered over my shoulder and has now asked me to make her a cuppa thanks to this post 8-|
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Thanks for that. I will check out some of the wrecks in my area.
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Post by lord lovell »

test it with silver foil wrap silver foil over it dip it in hot water rub and if it gives off a egg type smell bingo its silver would come off easy in foil ::g
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lord lovell wrote:test it with silver foil wrap silver foil over it dip it in hot water rub and if it gives off a egg type smell bingo its silver would come off easy in foil ::g
Good idea Lordy,i shall give it a whirl but am expecting Pewter,never know might be pleasantly surprised.
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