No, the ID plates were nickel plated over the brass then filled with
black paint (?). You're right, however, that it is so thin that you can
almost wipe it off. Terne plating is used today, for example, as the
coating on steel brake lines. Rub your hands over a brake like and
you'll realize that there is a high lead content to the coating.
Lew
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From: owner-mg-mmm@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mg-mmm@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of TATERRY@aol.com
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 7:52 PM
To: lpalmer@mn.mediaone.net; mg-mmm@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Petrol pipes
In a message dated 12/28/01 17:47:15 Pacific Standard Time,
lpalmer@mn.mediaone.net writes:
<< I
would even say it wasn't nickel. It looks more like a terne plating to
me. A very thin silvery finish, not bright, but looking like a tin/lead
coating (which, of course, is what terne plating was). >>
Thanks Lew.......thats a new one one me "terne"......is that something
like
they used on the ID plates......so thin you could almost rub it off!
So far, the majority of replies are that they were not plated.
Terry
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