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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 pl...

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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 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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Full title

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.

Author / Creator

Publisher

London : Printed for J. Bellinger ... and T. Basset ..., 1679.

Date

1679.

Record Identifier

74Vvmw0zV83M

MMS ID

991006406839702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

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.

Access and use

Access Conditions

Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Alternative Titles

Full title

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...

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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Primary Identifiers

Record Identifier

74Vvmw0zV83M

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvmw0zV83M

Other Identifiers

MMS ID

991006406839702626