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Definition of Britannia metal

Britannia metal
Britannia Bri*tan"ni*a, n. [From L. Britannia Great Britain.] A white-metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, copper, etc. It somewhat resembles silver, and is used for table ware. Called also Britannia metal.

Meaning of Britannia metal from wikipedia

- Britannia metal (also called britannium, Britannia ware, or Vickers White Metal) is a specific type of pewter alloy, favoured for its silvery appearance...
- silver should be distinguished from Britannia metal, a pewter-like alloy containing no silver. Sterling silver "Britannia standard". Antiques in Oxford. Retrieved...
- brittle. Britannia metal English pewter Spin casting Solder Richardson, Kathryn. "Pewter Casting Alloys". Northern Smelters. "Pewter". Belmont Metals. 2 July...
- white metal alloys were historically used to cast typefaces. Britannia metal Nickel silver Pewter Pot metal Punchcutting Spelter Wood's metal Zamak "White...
- Meriden Britannia Company was formed in 1852 in Meriden, Connecticut, as a manufacturing company focused on producing wares in britannia metal. It became...
- the last quarter of the 18th century, improvement in alloys (e.g. britannia metal) and techniques allowed objects to be made from pewter by stamping...
- Whites? BBC Four ProgrammesSynth Britannia BBC Four ProgrammesGames Britannia BBC Four ProgrammesMetal Britannia BBC Four ProgrammesOpera Italia...
- Queen's Metal, an alloy of nine parts tin and one each of antimony, lead, and bi****h, is intermediate in hardness between pewter and britannia metal. It...
- with any of the harder kinds of composition known under the names of britannia metal or pewter, of which block tin is the basis. An excellent compound for...
- moth Britannia (coin), British bullion coins first issued in 1987 Britannia metal, also called Britannia ware, a type of pewter alloy Britannia silver...