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1. Antiques
At the start, at least, you would be wise to confine yourself to one category, say clocks, or lamps, or copper kettles.
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2. Pewter
The finest pewter consists of tin hardened with a little antimony, copper, and bismuth. Inferior pewter contains a great deal of lead.
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3. Silver
German silver, of course, is not silver at all, but rather an alloy of copper, zinc, and nickel. Silver and gold were first used in Europe by Greeks and Romans for jewelry, utensils, and vases; the Egyptians worked precious metals before 2000 B.
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4. Ceramics
Early painting was done with slips stained with various metallic oxides, among them being tin, iron and copper. The first "kilns" were merely fires into which the sun-dried clay objects were placed, while more sophisticated versions were depressions or holes in the earth, covered by pyramids of sticks, grasses, dung, etc.
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5. Electric Current
Metals such as copper, silver, and iron are good conductors of electricity—that is, they allow electrons to flow through them with relative ease.
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6. Decorating With Lustres
These lustres were most likely silver and copper, and, to a lesser extent, gold. Results of the use of lustres varied a great deal, indicating the final finish relied in great part upon chance, and the purity or impurity of the materials employed.
http://www.fun-home-projects.com/crafts/ceramics/decorating_with_lustres/

7. Canoe Paddle
To prevent further damage, bend a strip of lightweight copper or aluminum around tip and tack in place with copper or aluminum tacks respectively.
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8. Canvas Deck
Tack down old canvas over patch with copper tacks spaced 3/4" to 1" apart. Apply deck paint when white lead dries.
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9. Chain
Watch chains can be mended satisfactorily by looping tiny copper wire from the ends of an electric cord through the links several times.
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10. Christmas Tree Lights
If this repair proves difficult (it is not always possible to separate the plastic cover from the copper socket, for instance), you can simply cut the socket out of the string entirely and splice the two wires.
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