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1charlie Posts: 1 Registered: Jun 2005	posted 07-03-2005 03:17 PM I have 6 tarnished silver tankards that are labeled on the bottom: BENEDICT, INDESTRUCTO, Silver Soldered, E.P.N.S.,Made in USA, PATENTED, 1384 Would anyone have any info on them and should I clean and polish them? Thanks for your help with this. Charlie IP: Logged
Scotia Posts: 125 Registered: Oct 2003	posted 07-03-2005 03:50 PM Hi there, Your tankards are silver plated. EPNS stands for Electro Plated Nickel Silver i.e. a thin layer of silver over the top of a base metal like brass or copper. The tarnish may be the base metal coming through, but you could try polishing one on a small area just to see the effect. IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 07-03-2005 11:29 PM Have you used the SSF search function? Did you see: Benedict Indestructo Silver Bumblebee IP: Logged
Antiqueperson Posts: 18 Registered: Jun 2005	posted 07-04-2005 08:34 AM If you really like the items you could have them replated, as there are companies that do this. IP: Logged
akgdc Posts: 289 Registered: Sep 2001	posted 07-05-2005 06:47 PM I hate to disagree yet again with my friend Antiqueperson, but I have to note that replating is frowned upon by collectors, as it destroys the original surfaces of an item (and usually leaves it looking pretty tacky as well). On the other hand, the pieces you are describing are neither rare nor terribly old, so take this as you will. IP: Logged

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