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	Sheffield plate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sheffield plate is a layered combination of silver and copper that was used for many years to produce larger silver goods such as serving trays and teapots.
		Used for pieces such as bowls and mugs that had a visible interior, it consisted of a sheet of silver each side of a piece of copper; early manufacturers applied a film of solder over the bare edge of copper although such pieces are very rare.
		Sheffield plate is fairly rare today, as it has generally been replaced with electroplating processes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sheffield_plate (388 words)

	SHEFFIELD PLATE - LoveToKnow Article on SHEFFIELD PLATE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In 1742 a workman named Thomas Bolsover was mending the handle of a knife made of silver and copper, when, accidentally overheating it, he caused the metals to fuse and flow, and found that as a consequence the silver adhered to the copper as a thin coating.
		The plate when passed as flawless was cut into the desired form and moulded as far as possible into shape, the edges where necessary being soldered.
		The possibility of embossing the metal beyond a certain point without fracturing the coating of silver was got over by casting or stamping the raised ornament in silver, filling the hollows with a form of pewter and soldering the result to the appropriate part of the general design.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SH/SHEFFIELD_PLATE.htm (961 words)

	AllRefer.com - Sheffield plate (Arts And Crafts) - Encyclopedia
		This process of plating was discovered c.1742 by a Sheffield cutler, Thomas Boulsover, who found while doing repair work on silver and copper that they fused at high temperature and could be hammered and shaped as one metal.
		Sheffield plate followed, in general, the contemporary styles in silver, but some original designs were used and in the 19th cent.
		Sheffield plate was superseded c.1840 by the cheaper electroplating method.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/Shffldplt.html (366 words)

	No. 1023: Sheffield Silver Plate
		Sheffield silver plate came into being in 1742 when a silversmith found that clean, smooth, blocks of copper and silver would bond when he pressed them together.
		After that, Sheffield plate became a collectors' cult item in the late 19th century.
		The Sheffield copper/silver sandwich had edges that had to be hidden, usually with strips of soldered decoration.
	www.uh.edu /engines/epi1023.htm (494 words)

	SHEFFIELD PLATE - Online Information article about SHEFFIELD PLATE
		PLATE, the name applied to a variety of articles of domestic use or See also:
		cover the junction, and the presence of this is one of the trustworthy tests by which genuine Sheffield plate may be recognized.
		Paris started in business on those lines, and the slower and consequently more costly manufacture at Sheffield and Birmingham rapidly died out.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /SHA_SIV/SHEFFIELD_PLATE.html (1679 words)

	Sheffield Plate and Electroplate
		C the borders of Sheffield Plate pieces became increasingly ornamental, more so than on sterling silver wares, probably because they could be produced far less expensively than solid silver borders.
		The decoration of Sheffield Plate is always flat-chased, and the pattern should be visible on the underside of the piece.
		The end of Sheffield Plate was signified by the discovery of electroplating in the 1840's.
	freespace.virgin.net /a.data/sheffplate.htm (764 words)

	Antiques Roadshow/Tips of the Trade: Silver: Sheffield Plate or Electroplate?
		Sheffield plate is a process that was invented in England about 250 years ago.
		A chracteristic of Sheffield plate is its pleasing, warm color.
		A characteristic of Sheffield plate is its pleasing, warm color, which is the same as sterling silver.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/roadshow/tips/silverplate.html (400 words)

	Amazon.com: Pewter Wares from Sheffield: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Sheffield pewter wares made, sold and used under the original trade description of Britannia metal seem to be the least understood and most frequently misrepresented of all 19th century goods now accepted as antique.
		Sheffield Plate, Sheffield Central Library, Sheffield Museum, James Vickers, James Willis Dixon, World War, Boone's Antiques Fig, Town Hall, George Lee, University of Sheffield, William Frederick Dixon, Cornish Place, Milo Dixon, Silver Street, Lennox Burton Dixon, Hillsborough Hall
		History of Old Sheffield Plate: Being an Account of the Origin, Growth, and Decay of the Industry and of the Antique Silver and White or Britannia Me by Frederick Bradbury on page 11
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0937864005?v=glance (610 words)

	Sheffield plate
		Silver lining: developed in 18th-century England as an alternative to costly sterling, Sheffield plate has assumed a cachet and luster all its own.(PASSIONS / collecting) (House Beautiful)
		Sheff's blend: Gary Sheffield always does his part at the plate, but this season he is surrounded by 'the perfect lineup,' giving the Braves hope they can change their annual postseason fate.(Playoff Preview)(Atlanta Braves) (The Sporting News)
		Sheffield frustrated at plate.(The Hartford Courant) (Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/society/A0844798.html (373 words)

	eBay - sheffield plate, Silver, Pottery China items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		serving spoon / fork / silver plate / sheffield eng.
		Silver Pewter and Sheffield Plate, Fred W. Burgess Illus.
		Sheffield Bone White USA Dinner Plates-10 1/2 in (6)
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=sheffield+plate&...&krd=1 (432 words)

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