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SHRat

SHRat Report 11 Dec 2006 09:44

Anyone have a clue what a 'Plate Powder Wrapper' did? I've checked http://rmhh(.)co(.)uk/occup/p(.)html whaich has helped me out before, but this one is not there. Any thoughts? Rob

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 11 Dec 2006 11:20

Are you certain that that is what it says? Can you give a name and place so we can check? Kath. x

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 11 Dec 2006 11:24

Check this website. It gives details of Goddard's Plate Powder, so I suppose they employed people to wrap it (apparently it was a cleaner for silver plate cutlery which was strong enough to clean off tarnish without damaging the very thin layer of silver plate):- http://www.rpsgb.org.uk/informationresources/museum/exhibitions/themotherofinvention/godd.html Kath. x

SHRat

SHRat Report 11 Dec 2006 11:49

Thanks Kate, location fits too, Leicester. All his rellies were in textiles in some way or other. Rob