In the mid-1700s, silver was fused to copper and called Sheffield plate. An invention of Thomas Boulsover (1705-88), Sheffield plate was born by accident. While Boulsover was busy repairing a ...

The Old Park silver rolling mill was established in the early 1760s, although a corn mill existed on the site even earlier than that. It was the first mill to roll Sheffield plate, a combination ...

39.5 x 71 cm. (15.6 x 28 in.) ...

His business was established in 1760 to recycle items made from a sandwich of silver and copper, invented in the city by Thomas Boulsover in around 1742 and called Sheffield Plate. Annealing ...