Following is the result of the "Lucky Baby" competition, held at the Labour Day sports, Newtown Park, yesterday i No. 12, Mrs. Lord, 1; No. 6, Mrs. A. Green, 2; No. 62, jMrs. 11. Smith. 3: No. 25, Mrs. .10. Taylor, 4; No. 20, Mrs. Il'. Mereu, 5.
A new alloy of sterling silver which will not tarnish except, under the worst tests, is of good colour, and is easily handled, has been developed by a Sheffield linn. There is SJ2A percent. of silver in the alloy. Under tests at (he university (he alloy only faintly discoloured nflcr lifteen ininules, while .standard silver tarnished in two minute-, and was black in fifteen, and lino silver, known as coloured standard silver, tarnished in five minutes lo deep vollow. and in 15 minutes lo onin^e. Another reiiiurkablo point was that (he faint colour on tho alloy was entirely removed by wiping with leather, and without rubbing. Tested in a tulphur atmosphere Hi* ull'jy rftsiotod 30 t.iiinsr. u» much s*< potuf* a.i ordiutry silver.
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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 102, 27 October 1925, Page 5
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