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Stages in the manufacture of a silver-plated spoon (A) Blank of nickel silver alloy for one spoon; (B) blank cross-rolled to proper thickness and width, which also hardens it; (C) spoon end cross-rolled thinner than handle; (D) shape of spoon blanked; (E) blank handle stamped with pattern; (F) bowl formed; (G) spoon set and buffed; (H) fine buffing; (I) plating; (J) polishing.

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In electroplating: Principal applications.
Silver plating is used on tableware and electrical contacts; it has also been used on engine bearings. The most extensive use of gold plating is on jewelry and watch cases. Zinc coatings prevent the corrosion of steel articles, while nickel and chromium plate are used…
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incorporation of britannia metal

In britannia metal
…much-used as a base for silver plating. In the 1820s the English firm of Kirkby Smith & Co., Sheffield, Yorkshire, tried to plate britannia metal by fusing it with a sheet of silver. The process proved to be both expensive and unsatisfactory and was soon abandoned. After about 1846, and…
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