Whenever you clean silver, you remove a small amount of metal. If the silver
is patterned, the pattern will gradually be worn away.
If you use the bobbins regularly, then the silver parts will probably stay
clean. If you store them, keep them in a box with a couple of anti-tarnish
squares once they are clean. This is the first web site I came across which
shows them and I'm not recommending the site as I know nothing about the
company:
http://www.esslinger.com/3manti-tarnishtabs-1squaresoldinpkgsof250.aspx
Keeping the same air in the box helps as well i.e.don't open it too often.
I've got a couple of silver chain necklaces with an anti-tarnish square in
each box and they've stayed bright for the past two years.
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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