The Watchmakers's and jeweler's Hand-Book;A Concise yet Comprehensive Treatise on the Secrets of the Trade - A Work of Rare Practical Value to ... Silversmiths Gold and Silver-Platers Etc

This vintage book contains a reference book of recipes and processes commonly used by watchmakers jewellers silversmiths etc. Although old much of the information contained within this volume is timeless and will be of considerable utility to modern craftsmen and enthusiasts. Contents include: Improved Processes of Gold and Silver Plating Without a Battery Gold Solution for Sixteen-Carat Plate Silver Solution General Directions for Use To Plate with a Battery To Make Reddish-colored Gilding of Twelve Fourteen Sixteen or Eighteen-Carat fine To make Gold and Silver Powders for Light Gold and Silver Plating etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction. This book was first published in 1886.