- The Elkington's held a monopoly on electroplating for many years due to their patent for an inexpensive method of electroplating.
- ...British cousins George and Henry Elkington bought Wright’s patent and were issued several others for similar gold and silver electroplating processes.
- Wright and the Elkington cousins improved upon these findings and were able to roll out their silver and gold electroplating for a patent.
- There is a Blue Plaque commemorating him on the old Elkington Silver Electroplating Works (The old Science Museum), Newhall Street, Birmingham.
- Elkington Silver Electroplating Works , İngiltere'nin Birmingham kentindeki Newhall Caddesi'ndeki bir binaydı .
- ...By the mid-1860s Elkington's employed nearly a thousand workers and was firmly established as the leading silver- and electroplate company in the world.
- There is a Blue Plaque commemorating him on the old Elkington Silver Electroplating Works (The old Science Museum), Newhall Street, Birmingham.