Goldsmith's Handbook, Containing Full Instructions for the Alloying and Working of Gold

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Having been frequently applied to by gold workers and others, with reference to certain difficulties relating to their trade, which they were unable to overcome mechanically, the idea pre sented itself to the mind o...