A new touch-stone for gold and silver wares [electronic resource] : directing all buyers of large pl...
A new touch-stone for gold and silver wares [electronic resource] : directing all buyers of large plate, or small works (as silver or goldhilts, buckles, watch-cases, pins and studs in watch-cases, money-boxes, tobacco-boxes, bells and sockets for corals, buttons and tags for garments, chirurgeons-instruments, rings, chains, lockets, or other goldsmith works), how to know whether they buy or wear such as are of the lawful standard-allay, or adulterated and unlawful, and how to recover recompence against the offenders : and also discovering the principal matters of the goldsmiths and cutlers (and material things of all other manual) trades.
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Publisher
London : Printed for J. Bellinger ... and T. Basset ..., 1679.
Date
1679.
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Language
English
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Physical content
[18], 218, [151] p.
Publication information
Publisher
London : Printed for J. Bellinger ... and T. Basset ..., 1679.
Edition
The second edition / corrected and much enlarged by W.B. of London, goldsmith ; to which is likewise added the useful and easie tables of Mr. John Reynolds, of the mint (with a key to the same), plainly shewing how to cast up and make all sorts of gold and silver true standard.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1679.
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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.
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A new touch-stone for gold and silver wares [electronic resource] : directing all buyers of large plate, or small works (as silver or goldhilts, buckles, watch-cases, pins and studs in watch-cases, money-boxes, tobacco-boxes, bells and sockets for corals, buttons and tags for garments, chirurgeons-instruments, rings, chains, lockets, or other golds...
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Notes
General note
"Charter of the cutlers of the city of London" (caption title): p. 171-189.
"A brief and easie way by tables to cast up silver ... and gold ... / calculated by John Reynolds ..." ([151] p. at end) has special t.p.
Includes index.
Numerous errors in paging.
Imperfect: pages tightly bound with some loss of print.
Reproduction of original in the Huntington Library....
Citation / References Note
Wing B381.
Additional physical form availability note
Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/57.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1540:6)
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74Vvmw0zV83M
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvmw0zV83M
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991006406839702626