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Reflector Metal

Very good reflectors are made by dipping the round end of a glass vessel (which has been previously ground) into an alloy composed of tin 49, lead 19. A thin coating of the alloy, remarkably brilliant in appearance, will adhere to the ground surface. See DIAMOND AND BRILLIANT IMITATIONS.

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