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== Description ==

A thin, protective layer of [[tin|tin]] applied to [[iron|iron]] or [[steel|steel]] by electroplating or by dipping. Tinplate was used in the 18th and 19th centuries for tin shingles. It is sometimes mistaken for [[terne metal|terneplate]], which has a tin-lead alloy coating.

== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

tin plate; Zinnplattierung (Deut.); chapa de estanho (Port.)

==Resources and Citations==

* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966

* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 810

* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996



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