A new touch-stone for gold and silver wares. [electronic resource] : Directing all buyer of large plate, of small works, (as silver or gold hilts, buckles, watch-cases, pins and studs in watch-cases, money-boxes, tobacco-boxes, bells and sockets for corals, buttons and tags for garments, chirurgeons-instruments, rings, chains, lockets, or other goldsmiths works) how to know whether they buy or wear such as are of the lawful standard-allay, or adultered and unlawful; and how to recover recompence against the offenders. And also discovering the principal matters of the goldsmiths and cutters (and material things of all other manual) trades. The second edition, corrected and much enlarged, by W.B. of London, goldsmith. To which is added, the useful and easie tables of Mr. John Reynolds, of the mine, (with a key to the same) plainly shewing how to cast up and make all sorts of gold and silver true standard.
1708
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A new touch-stone for gold and silver wares. [electronic resource] : Directing all buyer of large plate, of small works, (as silver or gold hilts, buckles, watch-cases, pins and studs in watch-cases, money-boxes, tobacco-boxes, bells and sockets for corals, buttons and tags for garments, chirurgeons-instruments, rings, chains, lockets, or other goldsmiths works) how to know whether they buy or wear such as are of the lawful standard-allay, or adultered and unlawful; and how to recover recompence against the offenders. And also discovering the principal matters of the goldsmiths and cutters (and material things of all other manual) trades. The second edition, corrected and much enlarged, by W.B. of London, goldsmith. To which is added, the useful and easie tables of Mr. John Reynolds, of the mine, (with a key to the same) plainly shewing how to cast up and make all sorts of gold and silver true standard.
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W. B. (William Badcock).
Uniform Title
Touch-stone for gold and silver wares
Publication Details
London : Printed and are to be sold by W. Freeman, at the Bible against Middle-Temple Gate in Fleetstreet, 1708.
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
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[20],218,[152]p.,plates : ill.,tables ; 8⁰.
Note
W. B. of London, goldsmith = William Badcock.
First published as: 'A touch-stone for gold and silver wares', 1677; a second edition appeared in 1678 (Wing B382, 382A).
A "second edition" with the present title and pagination appeared in 1679 (Wing B381).
The final 152 pages contain Reynolds's tables, with a separate titlepage dated 1679.
Reproduction of original from National Library of Scotland.
First published as: 'A touch-stone for gold and silver wares', 1677; a second edition appeared in 1678 (Wing B382, 382A).
A "second edition" with the present title and pagination appeared in 1679 (Wing B381).
The final 152 pages contain Reynolds's tables, with a separate titlepage dated 1679.
Reproduction of original from National Library of Scotland.
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English Short Title Catalog, T181705.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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