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On Tue, 9 Dec 1997 16:57:32 -0600 Marsha King
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> A co-worker is trying to find information concerning German/Mexican
> trade silver, which we understand is a nickel alloy, items used on the
> Southern Great Plains during the late 19th c. Specifically, we have a pair
German silver is a copper-nickel-zinc alloy, also known as
nickel brass, paktong.
> of beaded leather moccasin leggings (proably Arapaho, Kiowa, or
> Comanche) with multiple stamped silver conchos. We would appreciate
> any information on German/Mexican silver (e.g., how/where the
> American Indians acquired the material; how it was altered and used;
> etc.). Suggestions of references/published sources with additional
> information would also be welcomed.
Gilmour B & Worrall E. 1995: Paktong: The trade in
Chinese nickel brass to Europe. In Hook, D. and Gaimster
D.R.M. Trade and Discovery: The scientific study of
artefacts from Post-Medieval Europe and Beyond.
This is written very much from the European point of view
and gives a short history of the European development of
the alloy. With commercial production starting between
1824 and 1828 in Germany, and in 1830 in Birmingham.
Although there were attempts in the 18th century to
reproduce the alloy it is suggested that all the earilier
material is of chinese origin.
Paktong or white copper is thought to have been known since
the 4th century AD when it was recorded to have been
produced in Yunnan province.
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> Thanks in advance for your assistance,
>
> Marsha King
> Special Projects Archeologist
> Kansas State Historical Society
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