Alloy of tin and various proportions and combinations of lead and antimony, and sometimes also copper.
This term has 356 records attributed within our system.
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Material
Object category
Object name
300010979
Tutanic metal
Roman pewter
Koeller's alloy
Hanover white metal
English pewter
Dutch white metal
Britannia metal
Ashberry metal
14yrs ago
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