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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 2415928, member: 360&quot;]Back in the old days (17th, 18th, 19th centuries) &quot;Plate&quot; referred to solid silver. as in &quot;wrought plate&quot;. Early gold-filling/gold-plating systems referred to &quot;base metal (brass, for example) between two gold plates&quot;. </p><p><br /></p><p>Basically &quot;plate&quot; in this context referred to a SHEET of solid silver (or gold, as the case might&#039;ve been).</p><p><br /></p><p>Eventually, silver-plating (covering a base-metal with a &#039;sheet&#039; of silver) usurped this original term, necessitating the distinction of &quot;solid plate&quot; and &quot;plated&quot;. &quot;Solid plate&quot; eventually just became &quot;solid silver&quot; and &quot;plated&quot; became &quot;silver-plate&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Or at least, that&#039;s my understanding of it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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