The gentleman's and trader's guide. : Containing, the description and use of a new-invented instrument, for preventing frauds by counterfeit gold, which Gives the Weight, and shews the Alloy of that metal, as well in Coin as in Rings, Jewels, and all Kind of Utensils made thereof; with The Quantity of Adulteration (if any) The instrument Is neatly made in Brass, and very easily portable in the Pocket - Any Person, by sending to the authors, (post paid) may have an Instrument made to Weigh and prove any larger Coin or Utensils of Gold and Silver than This Instrument is design'd for, By W. Bradford, Teacher of the Mathematicks, R. Darby, and J. Hulls. All of Campden, in the County of Gloucester. Sold Wholesale and Retail by the Patentees at their Ware-House in Campden, and in most Towns in England.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bradford, William, teacher of mathematicks

Contributor:

Hulls, Jonathan, 1699-

Darby, R.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Counterfeits and counterfeiting--England--Early works to 1800.

Counterfeits and counterfeiting.

Gold--Assaying--England--Early works to 1800.

Gold.

Gold--Assaying.

England.

Genre:

Guidebooks.

Physical Description:

19 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

Stratford : printed by J. Keating, 1756.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

With an initial leaf of patent: 'Abstract of His Majesty's Royal letters patent'.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T185722.

Access Restriction:

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