Talk:Sheffield plate

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[edit] Why "double" sandwich?

To my mind, a sandwich is a piece of meat, cheese, etc. between two bits of bread. Silver-copper-silver is a single sandwich, not a double one. However, I ask the question before making a change, as I am not an expert. Peterkingiron (talk) 16:46, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

A sandwich can be "open-faced", too. We may just want to leave this as a rough analogy -- it is a pretty commonly used word with a wide range of meaning.

Alpha Ralpha Boulevard (talk) 05:15, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Role of Sheffield Plate in antiques

Warning readers about problems with antiques always seems like a worthy end in itself, but Wiki needs to be careful not to wander into personal opinion and trivia. There are plenty of good references describing how to identify "problem" pieces, and I suggest that they be combined here into a section, say, called "Identifying Sheffield Plate". BTW, "Sheffield Plate" is a name, so it is inappropriate to use lowercase for "Plate".

Alpha Ralpha Boulevard (talk) 05:15, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Care of Sheffield Plate

Considering that many readers of this article will also own Sheffield Plate or be potential buyers, it would be nice to have a section on cleaning and preservation.

Alpha Ralpha Boulevard (talk) 05:25, 29 March 2008 (UTC)