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This fine solid silver hallmarked Christening spoon was made by the renowned Elkington & co of Birmingham in 1960 and restored by Edinburgh Silver in 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christening Gifts Silver<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photograph one shows the condition we receive silver christening spoons in, usually from auction \u2013 this one is in particularly poor condition and very badly tarnished. This is what happens when a piece of silver is left in a drawer for decades. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restoring Of The Silver Christening Spoon <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Photograph two shows the spoon after we have removed the decades of grease and the worst of the tarnish, still a long way to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our Full Range Of Silver Christening Spoons <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Photograph three shows most of the years of tarnish is almost gone, and our secret formula has been applied to remove the blemishes and scratches \u2013 looking good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photograph four shows the spoon after our industrial ultrasound treatment. The spoon is now very clean and free from all grease and tarnish \u2013 nearly there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photograph five shows the spoon after the final traditional polishing is complete \u2013 it looks as if it was made last Thursday not nearly sixty years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Traditional Polishing Wheel <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Silver Gifts New And Restored <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Not only do we enjoy restoring antique silver we also create and Commission new pieces. Read how we created this Britannia Silver Napkin Ring<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restoring a Vintage Silver Napkin Ring <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

View our full range of Antique Silver<\/a> Gifts <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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