The beautiful crystal chandelier, graceful vase or magnificent set of ware will become decoration of any house. It is important to be prepared for purchase and to know several useful tips not to be mistaken, having bought ordinary glass instead of the shining crystal.
It is required to you
- - metal subject (spoon, fork, knife, key, metal charm or nail file);
- - bright light.
Instruction
1. There are several simple ways of check which can help to distinguish crystal from normal glass. First of all, on sound. Try to knock slightly on expected crystalware metal subject. Use for this purpose key, metal nail file or brelok. At the real crystal high quality sound after blow equal and long: it lasts monotonously several seconds, and only then begins to decline. By the way, so define crystal defects. The beaten-off or rejected product will have uneven sound, jingling. Quality crystal sounds thinly, purely.
2. Other way to define the real crystal - tactile. Crystal heats up more slowly, than glass, remaining cold. Try to compare two objects in shop - one of glass, and another - from expected crystal. Take objects in hands identical time. Do you feel difference? The crystalware has to remain more cool, than glass.
3. The third way to check quality crystal - visual. If you pick up crystalware and look at it at bright light, it will begin to shine in different flowers on the thinnest clean edges surprising play of light. Besides, crystal is stronger, than glass, and on it cannot be scratches. However, unfortunately, crystal is also fragile, and at heavy blow it by all means will break.
4. On bright to light in structure of glass the gas bubbles formed in the course of its production will be noticeable. Besides, in the mass of glass are also noticeable sometimes have twisted - the small stiffened drips. In crystal of such bubbles and should not be svily.
5. Well and the easiest way - if is chosen expensive crystal vase or service, it is possible to give crystal on check to professionals, results of such research can be trusted for 100%.