The Goldsmith’s Handbook containing Full Instructions for the Alloying and Working of Gold

346 Pages·1886·13.71 MB·English

by  George E. Gee

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THE
GOLDSMITH'S HANDBOOK
CONTAINING
FULL INSTRUCTIONS
FOR THE
ALLOYING AND WORKING OF GOLD
INXLUDING
THEART OFALLOYING, MELTING, REDUCING, COLOURING, COLLECTING,
AND REFINING THE PROCESSES OF MANIPULATION, RECOVERY
;
OF WASTE, CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF
GOLD; WITH A NEW SYSTEM OF MIXING ITS
ALLOYS SOLDERS, ENAMELS, ANDOTHER
;
USEFUL RULES AND RECIPES.
By GEORGE GEE
E.
GOLDSMITH AND SILVERSMITH, Al'THOR OF "THE SILVERSMITH'S HANDnOOK"
THIRD EDITION, CONSIDERABLYENLARGED
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PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
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 of the Author, that a
work practically treating on the "Uses and Appli-
cations of Gold," having special regard to the
business of the goldsmith and jeweller, would be
a useful auxiliary to the artificer also, by affording
him a constant means for consultation and instruc-
tion.
From an intimate connection with this craft
or art, of a very practical nature, extending over
a period bordering upon twenty years and having
;
held during nearly the whole of that time a
;
IV PREFACE.
position of trust and responsibility with several
leading manufacturing firms also from his expe-
;
rience as a jeweller's manager, he is not only
enabled to place before the reader the results of
his own personal experience, but also thatofothers
who have been under his direction and control.
And further, having given considerable attention
to the intricacies of the trade generally, he has,
—
as a natural consequence in common with others
—
met with many difficulties connected with it
besides other obstacles which are to be found in
the path of the younger craftsmen. These however
have been ultimately overcome by the exercise
of patience, careful observation, and perseverance.
To guide, therefore, the workman and young
apprentice, and, as far as possible, to prevent
them from experiencing similar perplexities by
pointing out their chief causes and the remedies,
as well as to supply some additional information
which will, it is hoped, contribute both to their effi-
ciency and advancement, is the aim ofthe writer.
Directions for mixing gold, solders, enamel,
&€., are here given of a thoroughly experimental
character. The processes of colouring, collecting,
PREFACE. V
refining, and some other modes of treatment of
the precious metal are also described, and for
accuracy they can be safely depended upon.
The Author has endeavoured to avoid, as much
as possible, technical expressions having regard
;
all through to the main object ofthis little volume,
namely, the benefit of that class of practical gold-
workers who take an interest in the daily business
of their life, to which, perhaps, chance or choice
has called them but who unfortunately may be
;
unable to improve their position^ from the want
of a higher and more comprehensive knowledge
of their calling. He has, therefore, tried to make
the matter plain and intelligible to all who may
give it their attention. Especially does he desire
that such of his fellow workmen who are steadily
devoting their energies to this art, in any of its
several branches, may through this instrumentality
acquire a knowledge of facts, and a set of useful
rules with which they have, perhaps, hitherto been
unacquainted.
It only remains to be added that the greater
portion of this work has appeared in the form of
articles in the Jeweller and Metal-worker^ a well-
VI PREFACE.
known and valuable journal, published in the
interests of the trade indicated by its title. Much
additional matter has however been here intro-
duced, and the whole carefully revised so that
;
it may become, as it were, a manual of reference
and a guide to the jeweller's workshop.