04-11-2020, 01:10 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-11-2020, 01:12 AM by Tony Press.)
I understand German 'Silver' is just another name for Nickel 'Silver' - a nickel alloy, no silver other than the colour.
Called German because it was discovered in Germany or possibly France?
It was used on Rolls Royce and Bentley radiator cowls and needed regular polishing to remain 'silver'.
Related to EPNS silverware which was Nickel 'Silver' electroplated with genuine silver.
Some say EPNS is brass electroplated with Nickel Silver but from memory is impossible to electroplate with an alloy?
Silver Plate is a sheet of silver as opposed to Electroplate Silver.
The bright plating sometimes used on Chummy steel cowls requires the plating first of copper and then nickel or chrome.
Called German because it was discovered in Germany or possibly France?
It was used on Rolls Royce and Bentley radiator cowls and needed regular polishing to remain 'silver'.
Related to EPNS silverware which was Nickel 'Silver' electroplated with genuine silver.
Some say EPNS is brass electroplated with Nickel Silver but from memory is impossible to electroplate with an alloy?
Silver Plate is a sheet of silver as opposed to Electroplate Silver.
The bright plating sometimes used on Chummy steel cowls requires the plating first of copper and then nickel or chrome.