"Abrasha" wrote in message
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Jenny wrote:
Hi, everyone.
Would someone please inform me what this "ALP ITALY" mark is? I searced
the
Web a little and didn't find much, but I don't know the best sites to
search
anyway.
I found the stamp on the back of some silver jewelry I bought at some
recent
estate sales.
Any help would be very much appreciated. Thank you ever so much.
Jenny
"ALP" may stand for "Alpacca", which is a common trade name for a nickel
silver
alloy.
http://pages.zoom.co.uk/leveridge/nickel1.html
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Abrasha
http://www.abrasha.com
That was very informative. Further researching the originator of the term
was also enlightening. It's clear now ALP means nickel-silver.
So... does nickel silver have different cleaning and care processes than
sterling?
Thanks.
Jenny