|
INSTANT DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
$3.95 USD.   FILE FORMAT - .PDF - 13.7 MB
  |
THE GOLDSMITH'S HANDBOOK
The Goldsmiths Handbook - Gee, George E.
- Containing Full Instructions for the Alloying and Working of Gold - Including The Art of Alloying, 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, and other useful Rules and Recipes. - Illustrated. 1886 - 346 pages. BOOK - GOLD, ALLOYING, REFINING - 1886 FILE FORMAT - .PDF - 13.7 MB PREFACE Having been frequently applied to by goldworkers and others, with reference to certain difficulties relating to their trade, which they were unable to overcome mechanically, the idea presented itself to the mind of the Author, that a work practically treating on the " Uses and Applications 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 instruction. 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 position of trust and responsibility with several leading manufacturing firms ; also from his experience as a jeweller's manager, he is not only enabled to place before the reader the results of his own personal experience, but also that of others 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 efficiency and advancement, is the aim of the writer... |
Copyright © 2011-2013 DOWNLOADPUBLISHING.COM