A touchstone for gold and silver wares. : Directing how to know adulterated and unlawful goldsmiths works, and the greatness of the cheat therein; and how to punish the offenders, and recover recompence to the party wronged. : Being a treatise of great use for every buyer of plate, and all buyers and wearers of silver-hilts and silver-buckles, and all other kind of goldsmiths works. / By W.B. of London, goldsmith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

W. B. (William Badcock)

Series:

Early English books online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Precious metals--Assaying--England--Early works to 1800.

Precious metals.

Goldwork--England--Early works to 1800.

Goldwork.

Silverwork--England--Early works to 1800.

Silverwork.

Precious metals--Assaying.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (18 unnumbered pages, 218 pages, 149 unnumbered pages)

Edition:

The second edition with additions, comprising the principal matters relating to the goldsmiths and cutlers trades, and material things concerning all other manual trades.

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for J. []r, in Cliffords [], and Z. [] ..., 167[].

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Imperfect: imprint faded, with loss of printing.

Date of publication suggested by Wing.

Includes: Here followeth a brief and easie way by tables, to cast up silver to the standard of XI ounces ij. peny-weight. And gold, to the standard of XXII carracts. : With questions wrought by the golden-rule; also by decimal tables. / Calculated by John Reynolds, of the Mint in the Tower. London : [publisher not identified], Printed in the year, 1678. on [149] pages at end.

Reproduction of original in: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2662:6) s1999 miun s

Cited in:

Wing (2nd edition) B382A

OCLC:

49520838

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.