A new touch-stone for gold and silver wares [electronic resource] : directing all buyers of large plate or small 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 ... trades / by W.B. ... ; to which is likewise added, the useful and easie tables of Mr. John Reynolds ... plainly shewing how to cast up and make all sorts of gold and silver true standard
- Bib ID:
- 6043040
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- W. B. (William Badcock)
- Online Access:
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- Edition:
- The 2nd ed., corrected and much enl.
- Description:
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- London : Printed for J. Bellinger ... and T. Basset ..., 1679
- [18], 218, [151] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill.
- Notes:
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- The author's name appears after the edition statement.
- First edition published as: A touch-stone for gold and silver wares, or, A manual for goldsmiths and all other persons, whether buyers, sellers, or weavers of any manner of goldsmiths work.
- "Here followeth a brief and easie way by tables ..." / calculated by John Reynolds, of the Mynt in the Tower of London: [151] p. (last group).
- Reproduction of original from Goldsmiths' Library, University of London.
- Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 02287.
- Reproduction:
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web.
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- Created/Published Date is Before 1955
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- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1679
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- Publication date:
- 1679
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