The Art Journal illustrated catalogue: The industry of all nations 1851 (London, 1851)

Messrs. Elkington, Mason, & Co., of London
and Birmingham, are extensive contributors of
their celebrated electro-plate manufactures, a

icences to use this process, which is also exten-
sively adopted in foreign countries ; thus some

idea may be formed of its importance to the
trading community. It is unnecessary for us to

dilate upon the advantages which electro-plating I hav^e not practically tested its use and excellence,
possesses, as there must be few persons who I We have found some difficult}7 in making a

branch of industrial art which has made immense
strides since the patent for the various processes
of gilding and plating metals by the agency of

electricity was granted to this firm in 1840.
Messrs. Elkington alone employ about five hun-
dred work-people in their establishment, and
about thirty other British manufacturers have

selection from the numerous objects which the
glass cases of Messrs. Elkington in the Exhibi-
tion contain, but we think our examples will

sufficiently illustrate the variety and artistic
qualities of their productions. We commence
with two Table Ornaments, or Fruit-Dishes,

ornamented with subjects taken from English
national games—cricket and archery; the figures
on these objects are well modelled, and the
composition of each is very effective. The GMi-

munion-Service, commencing this page, is de-
signed in the ornamented Gothic style. The
Tea and Coffee-Service, which follows, is an
elegant adaptation of the arabesque pattern;

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