The Hall-marking Of Jewellery Practically Considered.
£20.00
Publisher
Crosby Lockwood and Son, 7, Stationers' Hall Court, Ludgate Hill.
Place
London
Date
1882
Synopsis
Comprising an account of all the different assay towns of the united kingdom, with the stamps at present employed; also the laws relating to the standards and hall marks at the various assay offices; and a variety of practical suggestions concerning the mixing of standard alloys and other usefu(weale's scientific and technical series).
Item Description
8vo. 7 x 4.75 inches. xv + [i] + 216 pp. Bound in original brown cloth with black titles and blocks. Extremities worn and stained. Foxing largely confined to flyleaves; otherwise a very good copy. Small stamp at foot of title. Several signatures on front endpapers. Illustrated by text figure, tables and specimen forms. Decorated by publisher's device on title page. A practical guide to the subjects of hall marking and assaying gold and silver, including jewellery. It discusses the nature of hall marks, the British assay towns, offences against the law, taxation and alloys for hall marking. Appendices quote relevant statutes and provide specimen assay office forms. By the author of The Goldsmith's / Silversmith's Handbook.
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