Originally published in 1920, this book gives practical instructions on how to make jewelry and how to make plated jewelry. It was used as a textbook by many schools and by the vocational department of the United States Government.
Contents Covered:
- Preface
- How to Make Jewelry
- Designing
- Hints on Melting
- The Alloying of Gold
- Formulas for Alloys and Solders
- Getting out Plating Stock
- Wire Drawing and Working
- Making of Solders
- Solder and the Quality Stamp
- Soldering
- Tips on Soldering and Stone Setting
- Repairing Stone Set Work
- Gilding with Electric Current
- Red Gilding
- Resists for Two-Color Work
- Acid Coloring
- Precautions in the Coloring Room
- Silver and Its Alloys for Jewelry Work
- Solutions for Silver Plating
- Black and Gray Finishes on Silver
- Gun Metal Finish
- Silver as a Base for Black Enamel
- Enameling
- Melting Platinum
- Working in Platinum
- Recovery of Gold and Silver from Scrap
- Refining Polishing Sweeps
- Filtration of Washings
- Testing for Pure Gold
- Keeping Track of Gold
- Figuring Shop Cost
- Reducing Labor Costs
- Time and Labor Savers
- Some Shop Problems
- The Buying of Stones
- Making Pearl Jewelry
- Drilling Pearls for Stringing
- Ring Making
- Sizing and Soldering of Rings
- Chain Making
- Making Flower Work
- Making a Line of Pins
- Horseshoe Jewelry
- The Maltese Cross in Emblems
- Some Attractive Novelties
- Making Eyeglass Frames
- Hints on Soldering
- Polishing and Burnishing
- Casting in Cuttlefish and in Sand
- Practical Hints for Working Jewelers
- Figuring Shop Cost - Appendix
- Making Plated Jewelry
- Location of the Building
- Tool Making for Plated Jewelry
- Stamping and Press Work
- The Bench Lathe
- Pattern Making and Bench Work
- Use of Automatic Machinery
- Fitting up a Polishing Room
- Chain Mesh and Screw Machines
- Index
Format: | PDF Digital Reprint, e-Facsimile |
No. of Pages: | 284 |
Page Size: | A4 (210mm × 297mm) |
Download Size: | 14.9 MB |