Massé, H. J. L. J. (Henri Jean Louis Joseph), b. 1860 · London, T.F. Unwin · leaf 64
d give his waresthe appearance of having been gilded with pure gold.He died in 1567 and his secret with him, no doubt tothe great delight of the goldsmiths of that time. Yetanother, according to Bapst, claimed that he couldmake pewter as soft and pliable as wax, and afterworking at his will upon… … MEASURE WITH DOLPHIN LID.(From the collection of T. Charbonnier, Esq.) 61 DEALERS AND MAKERS DODGES 63 same thing, and one Major Purling (Welch ii. 116, 117)brought out in 1652 an alloy intended to imitatesilver and called Silvorum. The Pewterers Companynipped this new invention in the bud by…
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