copper-plate
41Sheffield plate — sheet copper with a cladding of silver. [1855 60; named after SHEFFIELD, England] * * * Articles made of copper coated with silver by fusion. The technique was discovered с 1742 by the Sheffield (Yorkshire, Eng.) cutler Thomas Boulsover, who… …
42Sheffield plate — is a layered combination of silver and copper that was used for many years to produce a wide range of household articles. These included buttons, caddy spoons, serving utensils, candlesticks and other lighting devices, tea and coffee services,… …
43sheffield plate — noun Usage: usually capitalized S : a clad plate made by rolling and fusing a thin covering of silver on either side of a copper sheet * * * Sheffield plate [Sheffield plate] noun [U] a type of metal consisting of ↑copper covered with a thin lay …
44Bisbee Copper Kings — The Bisbee Copper Kings are a semi pro baseball team located in Bisbee, Arizona. They were founded in 2006 as the Bisbee Kings by Bob Lipp. The team played in a loose league organization known as the Border Series, and won the league championship …
45Vehicle registration plate — A vehicle registration plate is a metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle or trailer for official identification purposes. The registration identifier is a numeric or alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies the vehicle within the… …
46Kennecott Utah Copper rail line — Le Kennecott Utah Copper rail line (KUC) est un chemin de fer minier appartenant à la société Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation, elle même devenue filiale du géant britannique Rio Tinto. Sommaire 1 Histoire 2 Les cités ouvrières 3 Notes et… …
47Hartog Plate — or Dirk Hartog s Plate is either of two plates, although primarily the first, which were left on Dirk Hartog Island during a period of European exploration of the western coast of Australia prior to European settlement there. The first plate,… …
48Draw plate — Two drawplates for different wire gauge Drawing silver wire by hand pulling A …
49Tin plate — Tin Tin, n. [As. tin; akin to D. tin, G. zinn, OHG. zin, Icel. & Dan. tin, Sw. tenn; of unknown origin.] 1. (Chem.) An elementary substance found as an oxide in the mineral cassiterite, and reduced as a soft silvery white crystalline metal, with… …
50Coffin plate — Coffin plates are decorative adornments attached to a coffin that can contain various inscriptions like the name and death date of the deceased or a simple terms of endearment. They are usually made of a soft metal like lead, pewter, silver,… …
