I am responding to recent queries about silver and silver tarnishing.
     Information is available from the following sources:


     1. Selwyn, L. S., 'Historical Silver: Storage, Display, and Tarnish
     Removal' in J.IIC-CG, (Journal of the International Institute for
     Conservation - Canadian Group) volume 15, 1990, pp 12-22.


     2. Graedel, T. E., 'Corrosion mechanisms for silver exposed to the
     atmosphere' in Journal of the Electrochemical Society, volume 139,
     1992, pp 1963-1970.


     Lyndsie Selwyn
     Canadian Conservation Institute
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     Ottawa, Ontario
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