The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-09-11
Making Cheap Jewelry.

able than rolled gold JeWeIry, said
Mr.. Charles Faas. ..Rolled plate is
made by sweating down the gold on
the metal. In process of that kind
about the thickness of very thin tissue
paper is used. This process was used
because the name was newer and more
taking than plated. but. it is not
much practced nowadays.
''Red gold, as you call it, is simply
an alloy of gold and copper; the parts
can be Just the same as in an alloy of
gold and silyer-just so much as is nee
essary to harden gold to given point.
'sAlloy is combination of metals
with each other, except when mercury is
aconstituent, in which case the combina-
ton is called an amalgam; thus, bronze
is an alloy of copper and tin, brass
an alloy of copper and zinc, etc. An
amalgam is the combination of mer-
curry with some other metal. Anal
gains are used to render a metal fit to
be spread out, as in gliding, or else to
reduce it to powder. Two methods are
generally employed in making ANAL
gains. The first is merely trituration
in a mortar, and without heat; the Sec
ond is fusing the metal to be amalga-
mated, and adding to it. when fused.
the intended quantity of mercury. An
amalgam of tin and mercury is used for
looking glasses. Gold amalgamates
the most readily of all the metals with
quicksilver. When in a state of fusion
it very easily and very intimately COM
bines with silver, and when mixed with
that metal viii also Eun into a mass
with iron. No metal destroys the
malleability of gold SO completely as
lead; onetwo thousandth part renders
it too brittle for rolling, and its very
Fl fumes produce a serious effect upon it.
Gold is almost Universally alloyed with
copper or with silver, in order to in-
crease its hardness. In speaking of the
q tineness of an alloy of gold, the mass
is supposed to be divided into twenty
four parts, and the same is called car
ats. An ounce of gold is divided into
twenty-four carats, and gold of twen-
ty-two carats fine is gold of which
twenty-five parts out of the twenty
four are pure, the other two parts be-
ing silver, copper, or of other metals.
Gold alloyed with silver is the yellow
gold of the old market. To day gold
IS freely alleged with copper, and pro-
duces an alloy that is of rich red col.
or, and that is what youcall red gold
In a little room as closely shut of
from the rest of the factory as is usu-
ally the working-room of photogra-
pher from the rest of his establishment
was Smead battery in full operation.
In several of the jars were small,
thin pieces of yellowish red metal, at
taehed to a small wire hanging from
the highest of two rods running from
hot
Charles Faas, Jr., the operator and
head member of the firm, is the alloy pre-
pared by us. The gold is purchased
in square blocks 2 inches long, II
inches wide and u inches thick. 1t is
rolled down, and then alleged for 10,
~, Ii, Is or Is carats. From 10 to
16 carats is the most common, and IA
is the preferable, as it combines the
> hardest and brightest and most lasting
qualities.
1.-THE brass comes to US in straight,
hollow rods. 1t is then twisted in coils
to fit an ordinary wrist, and then cut in
single rings. The article is first put in
I've to be thoroughly cleansed. 1t is
then hung in the jars on the lower rod,
the gold sheet in the upper rod, becauae
If their positions We're transposed the
brass would be washed on the gold.
The bracelet is taken out and OCCASION |
ally tried with nitric acid When it
resists the action of the acid, or, in
other words. does not turn black. it is
taken out of the jar and put in saw
~ dust to dry, after which it is FURNISHED
and passed up to the fnishers, who add
IA some neat-looking tribe to the ring to
finish it of, such as small gold pad
lock or pretty little bird in Roman
gold or silver
Chow much gold is used in one iar?r
"About three grains minute; but
sometimes the battery will work quick
er and plate twice as much as it will at |
other times.
i, How many bracelets will one ounce |
of gold plate?'
Zone hundred and fifty pairs"
The casting of the ornaments used ON |
jewelry, such as birds, flowers, leaves. |
etc, is q very important branch of
factory. Everything is done by steam. |
The furnishing is done exclusively by
women. The joints for bracelets are |
the most delicate. The cutting of the |
smallest hook or tiniest trimming is
done on what is known as a watch
makers Wheel costly tool-S7OO low
est price-which can be used to cut n |
large bar of metal or to turn out the |
most delicate screw Brooklyn Union. /
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