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From: ndiamond@watdaisy.UUCP (Norman Diamond)
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Subject: Re: Re: Why do eyeglass frames cost so much?
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Date: Tue, 19-Feb-85 17:14:07 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 19 17:14:07 1985
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Someone asked for a few definitions:

(1)  Gold plated means that electricity and an electrolyte have been used
to deposit a layer of gold on the underlying metal.

(2)  Gold filled means that the underlying metal has been dipped in the
electrolyte, and some obscure laws of chemistry (obscure to a data structures
person anyway :-) ) cause a layer of gold to stick to the metal.  This
technique is less permanent, but it's cheaper, and it usually lasts until
the store's refund period has elapsed.

(3)  Gold toned means that marketers think they can make you think it looks
like gold.
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   Norman Diamond

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