Gold: Or, Legal Regulations for the Standard of Gold & Silver Wares in Different Countries of the WorldChatto & Windus, 1877 - 140 sider |
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Side 22 - For he is like a refiner's fire, .... he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; and he shall purify the sons of Lcvi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.
Side 34 - No goldsmith may work gold in Paris which is not of the Paris touch or better, which touch or standard surpasses all the gold which is worked in any other country.
Side iv - Gold ; or legal regulations for the standard of gold and silver wares in different countries of the world ; translated and abridged from " Die gesetzliche Regelung des Feingehaltes von Gold- und Silber Waaren,
Side 35 - ... Montpellier must be of the standard of eleven deniers and one obole or twelve grains, at the least* The goldsmiths were to make two patterns or trial pieces of silver, of the standard of eleven deniers fourteen grains, marked with the puncheon of Montpellier (for Philippe le Hardi had, in 1275, ordained that each city should have a particular mark for works in silver), after which the goldsmiths should work with an allowance of two grains. One of these trial pieces should be kept at the consulate,...
Side 7 - ... THE ST. JAMES'S GAZETTE. — "There are several chapters in Mr. Streeter's book on South African, Australian, Brazilian, and Indian diamonds ; and as many more on coloured, the geological as well as the geographical regions in which they are found being clearly stated." THE SATURDAY REVIEW.— "The. valuable part of Mr. Streeter's book is that which relates to the diamondproducing countries.
Side 132 - ... presence of iron, tin, nickel, or zinc, in the alloy under assay materially interferes with the success of the operation, as these metals will not pass into the cupel by the aid even of a large quantity of lead, but from their rapid oxidation ' will either volatilize, or their oxides will accumulate on the surface as a sort of slag, in which particles of precious metals may be entangled. In this case the assay becomes what is technically termed foul, the cupel not being able to absorb the metallic...
Side 125 - Hall-marked articles, which presented almost every variety of ingenious deception. The Hall-marked gold wares were made so wondrously to personate what they really were not, that the careful purchaser, armed with instructions and using a good magnifying glass, would yet have been deceived. He would have purchased in confidence, and found out the cheat sooner or later.
Side 10 - Lastly, another department of the Board of Trade is charged with the collection and publication of tables, containing information with respect to the revenue, trade, commerce, wealth, population, and other statistics of the United Kingdom and its dependencies, as well as of foreign countries.
Side 132 - Edward invested the corporation with a privilege of inspecting, trying, and regulating all gold and silver wares, not only in the city, but likewise in all parts of the kingdom; with a power to punish all offenders concerned in working adulterated gold and silver, and a privilege of making bye-laws for their better government. This Company is governed by a Prime and three other Wardens, and...
Side 35 - In 1631 a duty of three sols per ounce was laid upon all the precious metal work. In 1633 this duty was compounded for by a sum of 24,000 livres...