According to the Antique Automobile Club of America judging standards, Oldsmobile started using chrome plating in 1925, the rest followed suit in
1928. I have heard of chrome plating as early as 1848 for jewelry, but it had problems. My 39 and 40 Grahams have a lot of Stainless Steel trim and chromed white metal.Thanks Roger, I was having a difficult time remembering what the company name was.
Yep, we got the Don mistaken-identity-error (CRS) squared away DoN. Thanks again for the additional info. I could see the practical usefulness of tin and nickel, for a lot of items. I'm not too impressed by chrome, even if it was simple and easy.
As far as attractiveness of flashy or cool-looking appearances, colors in anodizing tend to be more impressive to me.
At the other end of the spectrum, I find black oxides, patinas and oxidation more attractive on lots of items. I think the rich, dark colors of dull-looking brass (dark brown) and copper (almost black) more attractive than highly polished and coated with a protective clear finish.
Discovered that when using a lash up to try to build up an arbour that I'd made a thou undersized last year... Ended up with a still-undersized arbour and a nice piece of copper foil :-(
Mark Rand RTFM
To correct an error that may confuse someone, some day.. the 3.5" diameter Dumore motor is actually 1/30 HP, and not 1/3 HP as stated earlier.
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