(thing) by EverybodysCyclopedia Fri May 23 2003 at 1:58:38

Britannia Metal, an alloy of brass, tin, antimony, and bismuth, used to make cheap spoons, teapots, etc.

Entry from Everybody's Cyclopedia, 1912.

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