[Casey Huegel]

Hello,

I am wondering if there are any resources on identifying Tin-mercury mirrors? How common was this type of production? Our park focuses on the late 19th/early 20th century, so it is possible we have some in our collection or our partner’s collection.

Thanks,

CH

[Anne Schaffer]

Hi Casey,

Hopefully these will be helpful resources:

http://www.williamstownart.org/techbulletins/images/WACC%20Historic%20Mercury%20Mirrors.pdf

http://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Tin-Mercury_Amalgam_Mirrors#Identification

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