When I first attended a Technical College, in the early fifties,
'spelter' was the common name for brazing metal, a 60/40 alloy of
copper and zinc. A low melting point and very fluid brass.
Rod Goslin
On Tue, 4 Sep 2018 13:13:22 +0000
Andy Cuckson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I have a note that around 1890, George Burr, lead merchant and lead
> works proprietor of Shrewsbury, sold 'spelter' from Minera. Would
> spelter in this instance have been smelted zinc? Regards,
> Andy Cuckson
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