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| Picture No | 10206731 |
| Date | 1844 |
| Description | Elkington's Electro-plate Factory, Birmingham 1844 |
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The silver deposit room at Elkington's Electro-plate factory, Birmingham. The objects to be plated are connected to an electrical cable (routed across the ceiling) and then immersed into tanks containing a solution of silver and potassium cyanide salts.
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| Source | Engraving in 'The Penny Magazine', 1844 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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