Cleaning product
Category
Historic Services / Cleaning & housekeeping
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Measurements
129 x 172 mm
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 23128
Summary
A rectangular aluminium plate or polivit, similar to (NT23127.4) with nine rows of fourteen holes from within a rectangular green envelope (NT23127.1). The plate is stamped in the centre; P. ORR and SONS MADRAS / MANUFACTURERS. Used in conjunction with soda and boiling water to create a chemical reaction to enable the cleaning of silver.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters