Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-02-27
Looking Glass Manuia:tofy
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WILLIAM II 4 CHARLES S. WAYNE.
w Maaula'turers OF looking Glasses. and
| Importer, OF Hardware, Gallery. Plated. Britain.
! MA and lmitallun Silver War, Ne. p, norlh Sc
eond Street Phlladeiphia, Her Tor sale - Mantel
and Per Looking GLASSES, IN GILT maho Inny aud
alher irame' ;tollet, swing, tablet and shaving
GhSses; Hardware i; Cutl.,y; Plated, britannia
md limitation SIlgerW are.
| The advertiser, carrying on the MANUFAC-
! fURi Of Looking Ga.se>, aud IMP DRFlNG
! Their Hardware direct from the manufacturing
z ttbl +lnent, 81 BnnlnaA ham aud sheffield,
England, are enabled TO assure those who may
he dl posed to purchase Of them. that their pri-
ees aud Term, atea accommodating a. those of
my similar establl -hnltnt IA any OF the Atlantic
.Itlts
| or the Imitation Silver Ware, of which ,hcy
Iinpou Table, Tea aud y .sser SPOONS ;tTabie
I'D Desert four prong Fork. Soup, Oyster
and Tod y Lndlc, Sdt aud Mustard Spoons ,
Sn[nr To0g>; Butter knIyes; Fish Slcets ;
/ lelhlr cdatois ; flnl Knives, DC. a word to
! those uhaeqnaiHtea with II may not le out Of
/ place, Ii ValGe Is most. u.eiul, cheap an =
beautiful article l table use. Combining il, i,
does j't Tie good qualities Of genuine >ivcr) is
fot Timed by The testimony Of all WHO have used
I. andllso n loits be ng the best substitute for
real silver se, discovered As 10 rs chpapliesS
II i enough 10 say the price i, barely more than
ohe Hiii MAT OF ilre,
The following from, Professor Hopkins will
give Some idea ol this metal - h ii several
>llps OF II hurni he'd and exl o,ed ior several day,
. The arton M Dilute Snlphurc, Dilute Mnrll-
{. and Dtlule ArttIc Acids, AID a1,o, Ia u ,olu-
ton ofconilnon salt. he pieces were placed
Upright IN the glasses. containing the liquids, so
Is tn be. immersed 10 about half their length. Al
The end oil rlvEDAYs the result; VI r. as Elbows ::
-lnlhe salt aud water TIM metal WAS hot IN the
least degree furnished sL5- In strong Sulphur
rlc Acd the same.-SIt The acid frequently
called Radical Vine gar, though mixed with
maiet, was stu many times stronger than any
vin'&ar cjin families. II did mol ,solpe the
metal bul the latter remained as bright where it
was Immersed 10 the acid. as it was originally
Nitric Acid diS>oves the alloy with or, at rapid
~ but this acid acts withequa power on Silver
Tseif
"The results have satisfied me perfectly. that
your alloy may be u ed with safety for any pur.
pose TO which Silver is usually applied in a fam
liy."
;" | consider the trla's have made Of il as far
exceeding any TO which il would be subjected in
ordinary hou>ehold u>e from its resistance To
the action OF zorro .lvc acid, lt- beauty. and lis
low rice, consider II an excellent substitute Ion
The more costly metal, ~ Ilscolor and us-
ire so nearly resemble those of silver, thatil is
difficult to distinguish the one from the other."'
Sigaed w. T.. HOPKINS,
Acting Plot. Of Chemistry U. s. Military Acad,
envy, West Polnl.P
An able and experienced Looking Glass pack
Eer l., employed, so that every satisfaction guar
inteed in that department. A to the rest, the
ADVERT ,er, intend 10 spare no pains TO render
Themselves and their store popular. and conclude
by inviting all in wan. oil. goods in their line TO
give them acaIl. w. II. & e. S. W.
Phllalcphia January 81 ,3m