Sn turns into Ag

[RegisG]

Well bought some "tin" at my local scrap yard. When I asked for tin, they simply toss it in with the lead and sell at $1/lb. Supervisor there pulled out some pieces for me and assure me that they are tin and could bend easily. He said that if it had zinc it break not bend. So, brought a few platters and a bowl home with the lead. Sheared off a small piece and put as just a little filler in WW ingot. To my surprise, it would not melt at 715 degrees. Now, I looked more into what it was now that the scrap guy was obviously wrong. Well, turns out that these were made in 1934 by Reed and Barton for the Women's Golf Association of Western NY.
I would think that if it was silver plate over Sn then it would still melt but??? Does anyone know? It does bend by hand.
Nothing on it says silver or silver plate. I found that the little duck symbol means 1934.




In a week or 2 I can take it and get it gunned But, thought I'd ask. I only cut piece on one of them....

Regis

[bangerjim]

I would think they would be a collectable to golf types???????????


Check B4 blindly melting them. 1934 is a fair piece back in history!

[RogerDat]

Especially woman's golf history has value. How many tournaments were there for the ladies back then? Man you don't want to ruin what you could possibly sell for enough loot to really stock up on tin.

[bumpo628]

That golf organization is still active today. Maybe contact them and see if they're interested.

[RegisG]

Would you believe that they have a web site with NO contact information: no email, no phone, no webmaster, no nothing. Their history shows that information from 1922-1942 is missing and here I have a trophy platter from 1934 and no way to contact them. Thought they might be interested but.....

Regis

That golf organization is still active today. Maybe contact them and see if they're interested.

[gtgeorge]

Would you believe that they have a web site with NO contact information: no email, no phone, no webmaster, no nothing. Their history shows that information from 1922-1942 is missing and here I have a trophy platter from 1934 and no way to contact them. Thought they might be interested but.....

Regis

Here is their mailing address for sending in membership dues:
http://wgawny.com/index_files/Page354.htm

And then from the whois info for the domain:
Registrant Name: ANN LUHR
Registrant Organization: WOMEN'S BUFFALO DISTRICT GOLF ASSOCIATION
Registrant Street: 102 WEST GRIMSBY ROAD
Registrant City: BUFFALO
Registrant State/Province: NY
Registrant Postal Code: 14223
Registrant Country: US
Registrant Phone: +1.7168709949

[RegisG]

I will try to work with that.
Thank you for digging it out.
Regis

Here is their mailing address for sending in membership dues:
http://wgawny.com/index_files/Page354.htm

And then from the whois info for the domain:
Registrant Name: ANN LUHR
Registrant Organization: WOMEN'S BUFFALO DISTRICT GOLF ASSOCIATION
Registrant Street: 102 WEST GRIMSBY ROAD
Registrant City: BUFFALO
Registrant State/Province: NY
Registrant Postal Code: 14223
Registrant Country: US
Registrant Phone: +1.7168709949

[Bent Ramrod]

I've never had any pure tin to try this with, but it is supposed to squeak or "cry" when you bend it. Never heard that zinc doesn't bend; it's not a hard metal, though harder than lead or tin.

You might try a few drops of muriatic acid on your broken off piece. If it fizzes strongly and dissolves, it's probably zinc. If it fizzes sluggishly, and dissolves, it might be tin. If it fizzes very little, and a white deposit forms that dissolves in hot water, it's likely lead.

[GaryN]

You can use a magnetic slide to tell if it is silver. There are also other ways.

http://www.silvercoins.com/magnetic-slide/