German silver and electroplated Empires....
"The Passionate Friends"
Herbert George Wells
Wax, being a non-conductor, cannot be electroplated unless a conducting surface be first applied.
"Edison, His Life and Inventions"
Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin
The ends of the rails were not japanned, but were electroplated, to give good contact surfaces for fish-plates and copper bonds."
"Edison, His Life and Inventions"
Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin