Sandang walikat sheath from metal

ariel · 10th April 2019, 10:02 PM

The so-called Chinese silver is called “ paktong” in Cantonese and “baitong” in Mandarin.It is an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc. No silver is involved. China flooded with it all foreign markets, especially Europe, as far back as 16 century.

German metal workers figured out how to make bright silvery paktong at
the beginning of 19 century. This is why it is often called German Silver or neusilber. It was also called “alpaca”

It is virtually the same as “Melchior” ( Ital), mutilated “maillechort” ( French) after its inventors Maillot and Chorier.

Germans and French predictably still argue about the true European origin of cupronickel, but such nationalistic pride is very commonplace. The only example of scientific generosity I know is syphilis that is called “French disease” all over the world except for France, where it generously call “Italian Disease”.

Green · 11th April 2019, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ariel

The only example of scientific generosity I know is syphilis that is called “French disease” all over the world except for France, where it generously call “Italian Disease”.

the reason why i keep coming to this forum ...we learn something new everyday !

A. G. Maisey · 12th April 2019, 12:44 PM

Yes Ariel, that's the stuff. Could not remember the name for the life of me. I had a few similar letter combinations in my mind, but they all seemed wrong --- as they were. Thank you.

10th April 2019, 10:02 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	The so-called Chinese silver is called “ paktong” in Cantonese and “baitong” in Mandarin.It is an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc. No silver is involved. China flooded with it all foreign markets, especially Europe, as far back as 16 century. German metal workers figured out how to make bright silvery paktong at the beginning of 19 century. This is why it is often called German Silver or neusilber. It was also called “alpaca” It is virtually the same as “Melchior” ( Ital), mutilated “maillechort” ( French) after its inventors Maillot and Chorier. Germans and French predictably still argue about the true European origin of cupronickel, but such nationalistic pride is very commonplace. The only example of scientific generosity I know is syphilis that is called “French disease” all over the world except for France, where it generously call “Italian Disease”.

12th April 2019, 12:44 PM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,990	Yes Ariel, that's the stuff. Could not remember the name for the life of me. I had a few similar letter combinations in my mind, but they all seemed wrong --- as they were. Thank you.