Specimens illustrating Sherardizing process

Specimens illustrating Sherardizing process: two pieces bicycle tubes - sherardized (part polished)

Details

Category:
Metallurgy
Object Number:
1932-656
type:
specimens
credit:
Mr. P.L. Cowper-Coles.

Parts

Specimen illustrating Sherardizing process

Specimen illustrating Sherardizing process

A specimen illustrating the Sherardizing process: a piece of bicycle tube, sherardized (part polished), with a red and gold label.

Object Number:
1932-656/1
type:
specimen
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Specimen illustrating Sherardizing process

Specimen illustrating Sherardizing process

A specimen illustrating the Sherardizing process: a piece of bicycle tube, sherardized (part polished), with a red and gold label.

Object Number:
1932-656/2
type:
specimen
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Related Objects

Assaying: lead foil half wrapped

Assaying: lead foil half wrapped
Sampling: 9 carat gold watch case in three parts; face, back and ring

9 carat gold watch case in three parts
Blacksmith’s cone for making metal rings, part of set of blacksmith’s tools from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Blacksmith’s cone for making metal rings from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930
Assaying: button in 6 stages of flattening (last is pure gold)

Assaying: button in 6 stages of flattening
Metal tubes sherardized then chromium plated

Metal tubes sherardized then chromium plated
Sampling: silver tankard

Sampling: silver tankard