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j I r .° process to gilding and silvering. Their collectionsiou • S H '’j ects 1U0Bt varied in their forms and dimen-niei t’ Ulteu ^ e| i for table service and for purposes of orna-„ ’ ex ccuted for the most part in copper, or in a
6u ;rmd metal alloyed with nickel, called German1’lie'd a ' U * coatel ^ s 'lver by their electro process,
elect aesl S lls are generally produced in copper by thegilt rot }l’ u Process, and afterwards wholly or partially., 11 . !’. r severed by means of electricity combined with the‘ sfhne salts of gold and silver.
kevei 'al vases, such as copies of the caps from Ilercu-are "'"i 1U11 ^ Po ,u pcii, and various articles of ornament,of !!, U . t ‘ u, irely of pure silver deposited by the action"let' , UCtl ' ici, y' They are usually lined with wrought01 . t ‘ U ei, l>er to give them regularity of form in the inside,, render them tit for use.
deet- ssr . s . Elkingtou’s (On. 23, 1, p. 072) application oflias i ro *yP' n B to the reproduction of art and ornamentthis >UeU success l>il as showing its perfect adaptability tol'v iJj ur l >0SL ‘' The hours’clock -case, designed and modelledail ini, ’ "M 111 1 l e " (Glass 22, 041, p. 001), is a good ex-gre* t ’■ ' s an artist-like work of much fancy, and is a"hi'I lni l m "’ement upon the worn-out commonplaces0 ccn ' ^ 1U cons t ant demand for such works abroad hastrant' 10Ue ? > 'I deserves not ice as a work of art, hut, is"lent 1 ' 1 *’ * U ^ le symmetrical and architectural arrange-tlie ) luoessa ry to bring it properly into the province of"rnanientist.”— Juries’ Jiejmrt, Cl.. 30, p. 730.
»lVov, James & Sons, Sheffield —Manufacturers.
’llu't' er . cu, 'ilclahrmn and epergne with crystal glass,111;L - 1 :Ulv e of the four seasons, weighing 750 ounces, witht 0 !j s ', Ve plateau encircled by rocks, sea-gulls, and shells,Tl i l' <,num gn base of 33 inches indiameter.—PI. 415.of "'*! mode of manufacturing the plated copper outI'as l' 101 ^Imllield plate is made, and for which the town^ fou' eU . S<> cu l c l M 'ated, is by the fire process, and
inch*! °f copper is cast, say 8 inches long by 2J
HiiiiK S )10 , iu l and 1^ inch thick ; each side is planed and
a,J,) 15 Perfectly clean; the plates of silver of proper sizel l()1 . st . rei 'gth are then bound on each side by wires, andW U i* ] S ’’I’l’liud round the edges of the silver. The ingotlieat.t e B ‘l vur plates is then placed in a furnace and
1'otlv t ° a lei ^ l R ‘ at > "lien the silver being the smaller
So j aee °mes partially melted, and adheres to the copperext^Pletdy, that when rolled out it stretches to theHies. 4 °^ co pper, making one smooth sheet. Promby p sheets articles are cut out and stamped or raiseddtitip. "'I*' hammers, swages, &c. into tea, coffee, andT| L1 serv ' ces > coffee-trays, lie.dies ' e or " a 'nental parts are all stamped separately in steel"'nke!'/ °*' *l'* n silver, and are then filled with solder toUrti , “'em solid; they are soldered on as mountings to thellrit- S ' H ; fore mentioned.—P. C79.
^ tannic-metal electro-plated tea service,ill tli^ r °’ lt variety of tasteful and elegant designs are made"''ticl'f nu ’*' l l l' or coffee mid tea services, and many other,. , e s of domestic use.—Plate 399.
ham, 1 , ‘"'"'a metal is composed principally of block tin,I' <, 1 , »e' 11 " 1 '‘cgulns of antimony, a small quantity of
'""till of 11 *'^ ' ,rass is also introduced which renders theIt (.1 , 11 close grain and capable of taking a high polish.
Vi’l!. vas 'ly c ast, rolled, or stamped,llit'y . ei .' "! e several parts of an article have been formed,''ditcl^'f ^ 1,,C( 1 al "l soldered together, in the process ofas ti'ea* 1U * , l <lw 'l , 'P e ' s used for the purpose of directing"ant,, I*" H'uuu from a gas-burner to the seam or part
"'sited I"’ joined, when a small shred of solder is
them . a "’l "'liich causes the parts to adhere by melting
"'gether.
(ll^. rt ^ c l os <>f a complicated form, such as ornamental can-h„ )|ll(1 , s . lea-pot handles, feet, &e., arc cast in brassby 1 - U Jl'e bodies on which these arc fixed are produced( l' s VSof * S ea 'l e 'l spinning—a process by which line thinfer lu r<| Ued metal are made to take the convex or globularHie object desired : this is effected by the disc being
placed against a suitable wooden block or chuck, whichrevolves in a lathe, and by means of the pressure of a steeltool or burnisher, the thin plate of metal is pressedagainst, and finally takes the form required. When in twoor more parts they are soldered together by tin solder,which is melted by the h eat of a blowpipe, and completesthe adhesion of the two parts: the “ mounts ” are at-tached in the same way. Among the late improvementsiu electro-metallurgy, has been the successful applicationof this mode of silvering to the softer and less valuablemetals; which has given an impulse to the production ofarticles elegant in form, and cheaper in proportion as thevalue of the foundation on which the deposit is madedecreases.
The use of the blowpipe, in the manufacture ofBritannia goods, is of the utmost importance in point ofspeed and cleanliness: the joints being cleansed, a strip ofsolder is held in one hand on the part in which it is in-tended to form a junction; the blowpipe is held in themouth, and the flame of gas, candle, or oil-lam]), made toplay upon the solder, which speedily fuses and unitesthe two portions to be joined. It is customary, in order toaid the fusion, to touch the seam with an admixture ofresin and oil mixed together, to the consistency of cream.Considerable practice is required before those using theblowpipe acquire the power of breathing through thenose.
It may not be out of place to state that the manufactureof Britannia metal goods, extensively, was first begun atSheffield in 177<>, by two persons of the names of Jessopand Hancock; and since that period, the trade has beencultivated with success and profit.—W. C. A.]
“ Dixon and Sons, Sheffield (38, p. (i79). These manu-facturers have exhibited a collection of coffee and teaservices made of Britannia metal, an imperfect imitationof silver, as are all the compounds used for that purpose;hut the forms are as varied as they' are well chosen, andmight be very advantageously imitated for the samearticles in silver; the workmanship is very good, and theJury award the Prize Medal in consequence.”'— Juries'Heports, Cl.. 2.3, p. 51(1.
102 Lambert & Uawlings, 10, 11, & 12, Coventry Street— Designers and Manufacturers.
Large parcel-gilt silver wine-flagon twenty-two incheshigh, to hold thirteen quarts, elaborately chased in themediaeval style, with a long neck and stopper in theOriental style; the body and neck ornamented with Gothicvine-leaves, with gilt veins and gilt and burnished bunchesof grapes.
This flagon was manufactured entirely from sheet orflatted silver. The boss or body was formed from a cir-cular piece of silver, 22 inches in diameter, and about ^ ofan inch in thickness; it was raised or beaten by the handwith steel hammers on steel anvils. The neck was manu-factured from sheet silver in a cylindrical form; themouth-piece was raised from the same kind of silver asthe boss or body, and the chain was composed of drawnsilver wire. The flagon was made and ornamentedentirely by hand, except the bottom or fillet on the neck,which was of east silver. One workman was employedtwelve weeks in its manufacture, and the parcel gildingand finishing occupied two weeks.
The silver, of which the body was composed, was ofgreater purity than that commonly used, containing 7dwts. more pure silver to the lb. than that ordinarilyemployed, which increased the brightness and durabilityof the work. It was remarkable for elegance ami simpli-city of form, purity of design, and for the delicacy andsubordination of the ornamental portions.
A companion flagon to the above, twenty-two incheshigh, to hold eleven quarts, melon-shaped and flattened,with long neck. The divisions of the side and neck orna-