One way in which every one of us is close to silver is through the mirrors we gaze in to every morning, noon or night. Mirrors have traditionally been made with silver being used to coat the looking-glass. Chrome and other alloys are also used in reflectors and auto mirrors, but the traditional home mirror is still painted with silver.
There is no reason to throw away mirrors whose silver backs have got scratched and damaged. Do you have grandma's oval hand mirror that you can't bear to throw away? What about the beautiful framed mirror you found in a garage sale that has had it's reflection dimmed? Resilvering is a process that uses traditional techniques to give old and antique mirrors their lost lustre.
Our reflections are intrinsically linked to our ideas of self-worth. Silver helps us take a good and long look at ourselves!
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