Queen's metal

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Queen's Metal, an alloy of nine parts [1] tin and one each of antimony, lead, and bismuth, is intermediate in hardness between pewter and britannia metal. It was developed by English pewtersmiths in the 16th century; [2] the recipe was initially a secret and was reserved for pieces made for the English royal family.

References

  1. ↑ "Queen's Metal". The Nuttall Encyclopædia.
  2. ↑ "Country Collectibles". RootsWeb. Winter 1999. p. 40. Archived from the original on 2002-05-14.

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