DIGIRENT - Hallmark: A History of the London Assay Office
John S. Forbes
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Hallmark: A History of John S. Forbes epub Hallmark: A History of John S. Forbes pdf download Hallmark: A History of John S. Forbes pdf file Hallmark: A History of John S. Forbes audiobook Hallmark: A History of John S. Forbes book review Hallmark: A History of John S. Forbes summary | #3430327 in Books | Third Millenium Pub Ltd | 2006-07-08 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 10.02 x1.07 x7.11l,2.33 | File type: PDF | 367 pages | ||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| Hallmarks on English Silver|By Martin Chasin|J.S. Forbes spent some thirty years as head of the London Assay office in charge of testing and marking silver and gold objects. The volume, which has been thoroughly researched traces the history of the assaying of silver objects from the thirteenth century to the present. Although limited to the London assay office the book neces|From Library Journal|Forbes, who served as head of the London Assay Office for 30 years, focuses on the London office but in the process provides a full history of English hallmarking, i.e., the assaying of silver articles and their stamping/marking by the Golds
The minute books of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, which are the core of this study, provide an almost unbroken record since the 1330s, and names prominent in the company's affairs include Isaac Newton, Charles II, Paul de Lamerie, the Vyners and the Garrards. Appendices include a glossary of terms and a list of London silver hallmarks. Testing articles made of precious metals and stamping them with hallmarks to indicate that they are of a minimum standard of puri...
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