Silver plated/filled lead

zombieraccoon

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Not particularly valuable, picked this up at a yard sale yesterday for $1. Mostly out of interest, as I had only heard of and read about lead/silver pieces before. It is the first non-silver piece I have ever seen that actually looks and feels like real silver. If the marks were not a give away, the seam definitely was.
 

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In my area there is so much silver plate it’s not even funny. Especially those two piece casserole dishes. Always wondered if there was money in them. Normally I will pass on silver plate but I had to pull the trigger on this one. Very thin with pseudo hallmarks And everyone knows the difference between beaver and a lion passant . Lol. ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1521420691.917927.jpg
 

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In my area there is so much silver plate it’s not even funny. Especially those two piece casserole dishes. Always wondered if there was money in them. Normally I will pass on silver plate but I had to pull the trigger on this one. Very thin with pseudo hallmarks And everyone knows the difference between beaver and a lion passant . Lol. View attachment 1566151

Even if plated, that teapot is super nice.
 

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zombieraccoon

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thats a pretty teapot, i rarely buy plated unless its cheap silverware, there is some that does ok, but this was the firat time i encountered a lead piece that was silverplated. Its heavy and and has the look and feel of dead soft silver. bendable with little pressure.
 

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