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At extreme cost
by bodhiandphysics 4y ago
At extreme cost
- kragen 4y agoyeah, brass or speculum metal (a high-tin bronze) were much more practical options until the late 19th century when aluminum became cheap
- 082349872349872 4y agoeven in the early 01900s aluminium was apparently much more expensive than now; an ex of mine had inherited a set of "silverware" that was aluminium and had been originally been bought as conspicuous consumption. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_aluminium#/media/File:Aluminium_-_historical_price_per_ton_(nominal,_real).svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_aluminium#/media/Fi...