SILVERSMITH’S HANDBOOK
CONTAINING
FULL INSTRUCTIONS
FOR THE
ALLOYING AND WORKING OF SILVER
INCLUDING THE DIFFERENT MODES OF REFINING AND MELTING
THE METAL; ITS SOLDERS; THE PREPARATION OF IMITATION
ALLOYS; METHODS OF MANIPULATION; PREVENTION OF
WASTE; INSTRUCTIONS FOR IMPROVING AND
FINISHING THE SURFACE OF THE WORK
TOGETHER WITH OTHER USEFUL
INFORMATION AND MEMORANDA
By GEORGE E. GEE
GOLDSMITH AND SILVERSMITH
AUTHOR OF “THE GOLDSMITH’S HANDBOOK,”
“THE HALL-MARKING OF JEWELLERY,” ETC. ETC.
