Silverwork and jewelery; a text-book for students and workers in metal, by H. Wilson (1903)
Wilson, H · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 185
hen cold take apiece of 22 gold, size 2,anneal it well, and with arounded burnisher pressand rub the gold overthe brass shape. Annealthe gold frequently atfirst, and you will findthe work easier. Whenyou have got the shapevery nearly, warm thegold, and press it firmlyon the cement until it sticks… … face upward. Repeat the burnishing Gold Neck-process with another piece of gold, cut l^^e withaway the surplus metal from the outside Pe^^^with the shears, and file up the edgesuntil the two fit perfectly together (seefig. 115), and boil them out. You will
Silverwork · Jewelry
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