A new touch-stone for gold and silver wares [[electronic resource] ] : directing all buyers of large plate, or small works (as silver or goldhilts, 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 goldsmith works), how to know whether they buy or wear such as are of the lawful standard-allay, or adulterated and unlawful, and how to recover recompence against the offenders : and also discovering the principal matters of the goldsmiths and cutlers (and material things of all other manual) trades

• Record Nr.: UNISA996385168403316
• Autore: W. B (William Badcock)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Printed for J. Bellinger ... and T. Basset ..., 1679
• Edizione: [The second edition /]
• Descrizione fisica: [18], 218, [151] p
• Altri autori (Persone): ReynoldsJohn, of the Mynt in the Tower
• Soggetti: Goldwork - England; Silverwork - England; Cutlery - England
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Charter of the cutlers of the city of London" (caption title): p. 171-189.; "A brief and easie way by tables to cast up silver ... and gold ... / calculated by John Reynolds ..." ([151] p. at end) has special t.p.; Includes index.; Numerous errors in paging.; Imperfect: pages tightly bound with some loss of print.; Reproduction of original in the Huntington Library.
• Sommario/riassunto: eebo-0113