Queen's metal

Description

A variety of britannia metal. Queen's metal is a white alloy made of tin (88.5%) with antimony (7%), copper (3.5%), and zinc (1%). It resembles pewter and is used for decorative work, utensils, and tableware.

Synonyms and Related Terms

britannia metal

Authority

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 596

• Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998