Polished and tarnished sterling silver cutlery handles, old and often used. Hydrogen sulfide and oxygen in the air react with some metal layers.

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Polished and tarnished sterling silver cutlery handles, old and often used. Hydrogen sulfide and oxygen in the air react with outermost layer of the metal and gives a thin and dark layer of corrosion.

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Photo credit: © Peter Hermes Furian / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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