Reply 40180 of 53295, by spiroyster
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Law212 wrote on 2021-08-20, 15:20:spiroyster wrote on 2021-08-20, 15:08:They come up on ebay uk quite regularly, they are silver plated ... I've seen them branded and non-branded... always that PS/2 L […]
Law212 wrote on 2021-08-20, 14:41:Theres always a crank on these forums isnt there? Someone else asked if it was actually silver or metal and because I dont know for a fact, I cant say. Someone else mentioned it could be shiny plastic like his , but it definitely isnt.
I have never seen a mouse like this so any info from people who know anything about it would be great. Just because the box says silversmith , doesnt mean its not some cheap fake company. Though doing some googling All i can find id this company's silverware cutlery
They come up on ebay uk quite regularly, they are silver plated ... I've seen them branded and non-branded... always that PS/2 Logitec mouse.
Here's one now... (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154554995758?hash= … -0AAOSw2Zde~upb).. obviously not my auction 😀. [EDIT: search "Wallace Mouse"... more than one on both ebay UK and US].
In your first photo, looking at the gap next to the mouse button, you can see the layer of plating on top of the regular beige plastic. Only plated, so probably not worth stamping with hallmarks.
I think this was (and still is) a popular past time for some Jewellers, although I think in this case this is/was an actual range for custom promo swag as I can see them for various other companies PMC, IBM and non-branded. I have a 24K USB drive somewhere for birthday a while ago customised by a goldsmith, only 2 gig so very dated now... case worth more than the chips probably these days... or not given current climate, so this still goes on.
Thanks, Thats neat, i wish I had that slipcover. Its a cool looking mouse that im going to keep and display. Thanks for the info.
Yeah it's a cool looking mouse. Good to see someone on Vogons get one in the flesh. Probably for display, I bet it's a fingerprint-magnet and if you're anything like me, my OCD wouldn't settle if I was using that mouse regularly... or I would get a mouse mat that could double up as a polishing cloth. 😀