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How It's Made Mini-Episodes: Silver-Plated Teapots
In this minisode of How It's Made, find out how silver-plated tea pots are created. The Mayans began using teapots over 2600 years ago, and they're still in use all over the world.
Added: Apr 26, 2011
Views: 957 Views
Runtime: 05:07
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