New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . 2o6 NEW Next the various parts are soldered together and are submitted tovarious processes of cleaning. Then the articles go into the plating vats, where a deposit of silver isplaced upon them from a solution ofthe cyanide of the metal, throughwhich a current of electricity of many articles are furtherornamented by gold plating or oxi-dizing by a chemical process. Finally the articles are burn-ished. Some parts are burnished^^ by machinery, while others are hand burnished. The satin finis
New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . 2o6 NEW Next the various parts are soldered together and are submitted tovarious processes of cleaning. Then the articles go into the plating vats, where a deposit of silver isplaced upon them from a solution ofthe cyanide of the metal, throughwhich a current of electricity of many articles are furtherornamented by gold plating or oxi-dizing by a chemical process. Finally the articles are burn-ished. Some parts are burnished^^ by machinery, while others are hand burnished. The satin finish, which is very popular, is executed bymeans of a wire brush, constructed by a patented process. It nicksor scratches the polished surface, producing a frosted effect. There are many other processes which the article must undergobefore completion, which are not named here. Many of the designsare engraved by hand instead of being stamped. The firm also manufactures ware from German silver. This metalis much harder to work than britannia and the process is materiallydifferent. It is in favor at ho
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