Safety pin caps

Safety pin caps, sherardized  by Cowper Coles

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Safety pin caps, sherardized by Cowper Coles
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Safety pin caps, sherardized by Cowper Coles, 1920s using a mixture of 5% Zn, 95% pumice, 0.4% napthalene.

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Category:
Metallurgy
Object Number:
2002-159
Materials:
steel (metal) and zinc (metal)
type:
sherardized safety pin caps.
credit:
Mr. Peter Cowper-Coles.