Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-02-23
Looking Glass Mandatory
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NlLLIAM II x CHARLES S. WAYNE,
w Manufacturers OF Looking Glasses, and
Importers OF Hardware cutlery Plated, Britain
ma and Imitation Silver War No. y, north Sc
tond Street, Philadelphia, oiler for sale Manlcl
and Pier Looking Glasses in eilt, mahogany aud
other frame, toilet, swing, tablet and shaving
GlaSse>; Hardware Cutlery Plated, Britannia
aud limitation Silver Wares.
The advertisers carrying on the MANUFAC-
| llRE OF Looking Glasses, and IMPORTING
their Hardware direct from the manufacturing
establishments 81 Bumlnaham aud sheffield
! England, are enabled 10 as>ute those who may
/ be disposed 10 purchase OF them, that Their pr
re, aud term, are a, accommodating those Of
any similar establishment IN any OF the Atlantic
| cities
! OF the Imitation Silver Ware, of which they
import Table, Tea and Dessert Spoons Table
aud Dessert four prong Furks Soup, Oy >tcf
and Todly I.ades Salt and Mustard Spoons !;
Su1ar Tong, Butter Knives Fish Steers ;
Table Ca,tors Fruit Knives, &c. word to
those uGacqnainled with II may not be out Of
place. lis value As most useful cheap and
beautiful afucle OF table use, combining as II
does all tie good qualltirS OF genuine slver,) X
confirmed by the testimony of all who have ussd
II. aud also a, toTts be NJ the best substitute Tor
real silver yet discovered. A 10 its cheapness
II Is enough to say the pfce Is barely more than
one Hifa that OF silver.
The following from Professor Hopkins, will
give some idea OF tbs metal a had several
slips oil II Furnished and exposed for several DAYS
10 the action Of Dilute Sulphuric. Dilute Muriat-
1c, and Dilute Aettc Acids, AIT also, to a sulu-
ton Of common salt. ! he pieces were placed
upright III The glasses, containing the liquids, 50
is 10 IL immcf-c ed To al Out half their length Al
the end oil FIVE DAYS lie results wire as follows ::
In the alt and water tie meial vas / ot IN tie
ca,t teene @rnl,hed. IL In strong Sulphur
re Aed the samc.-s-i. Tie aud, frequently
called R1dlral Vinegar though mtxcd with
water, vas still many times stronger than any
vinegar used u families. II did not dissolve the
metal hat de latter remained as bright where IL
was immersed IN the aud as 1t was originally.
Nlrle Acid dis Olives the alloy with grt AT rapid
ly but this acld acts with equal power on Silver
Itself.
The results have satisfied me perfectly that
your alley may lie cd with safely for any pur-
pose 10 which Silver Is usually applied in fam
iiyn
E" consider the trials have made Of it az far
exceeding any TO winch it would be subjected in
ordinary household use from lis resistance 10
the action oil corrosive acid, Is beauy, and It's
low nee consider II an excellent substitute loi
the more costly metal. IL It, color and lns-
ire 50 nearly resemble those Of silver, that II is
difficult 10 distinguish the one from the otbcrn
Signed, W. f.. HOPKINS,
Actiag Poi Of Chemistry u. S. Military Aead
emv West Poinl.o
An able and experienced Looking Glass pack
er is employed, 50 that every satisfaction IS guar
antccd in that department. As TO the rest. The
advertisers intend TO spare no pains 10 render
themselves and their store popular. and conclude
by inviting all IN want of goods IN Their line te
Ilve them a call. W. II. d {. =. W.
Philadelphia. January %. 3n