Diamonds and precious stones, a popular account of gems .. (1874)
Dieulafait, Louis, b. 1830, Sanford, Fanchon, tr · New York, Scribner, Armstrong, and Company · leaf 288
> ^s DIAMON D-CUTTING. 267 morsel in his hand; he decides how it should beshaped to retain the utmost weight with the mostbrilliant effect; he detects every flaw and streak, … Fig. 113.—Details of a Compartment of the Splitters Workroom. and he knows whether the imperfections are atthe stones surface or at its heart. Very quicklythen he sets to work. He takes a longish woodenimplement or baton, shaped so as to be con- 268 PRECIOUS STONES. veniently held in the hand, and…
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