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George Richards Elkington (October 17, 1801-September 22, 1865) was a manufacturer from Birmingham, England. He patented the first commercial electroplating process. Elkington was born in Birmingham, the son of a spectacle manufacturer. Apprenticed to his uncles' silver plating business in 1815, he became, on their death, sole proprietor of the business, but subsequently took his cousin, Henry Elkington, into partnership.
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- October 17, 1801
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- September 22, 1865
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The earliest electroplate made by Elkington's was marked with 'E
& Co' crowned in a shield and the word ELEC TRO PLATE in three portions. www.silvercollection.it/elkington.html |
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An aerial view of the former
Elkingtons' works. jquarter.members.beeb.net/walk5.htm |
