A new touch-stone for gold and silver wares [microform] : directing all buyers of large plate or small 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 ... trades / by W.B. ... ; to which is likewise added, the useful and easie tables of Mr. John Reynolds ... plainly shewing how to cast up and make all sorts of gold and silver true standard

Author: W. B. (William Badcock)
Published: London : Printed for J. Bellinger ... and T. Basset ..., 1679.
Edition: The 2nd ed., corrected and much enl.
Physical Description: 18 unnumbered pages, 218 pages, 151 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations
Additional Creators: W. B. (William Badcock). and Reynolds, John, of the Mynt of the Tower Brief and easie way by tables

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Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature ; no. 2287

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"Here followeth a brief and easie way by tables ..." / calculated by John Reynolds, of the Mynt in the Tower of London: [151] p. (last group).
First edition published as: A touch-stone for gold and silver wares, or, A manual for goldsmiths and all other persons, whether buyers, sellers, or weavers of any manner of goldsmiths work.
The author's name appears after the edition statement.

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Microfilm. New Haven, Conn. : Research Publications, [1974]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature ; no. 2287).

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Catalogue of the Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature, 2287.
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700, B381.

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