The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-21
PRECIOUS Con
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PRECIOUS GOLD Dvs i
N'P' ''' "a i"'io Drawer al q,
"'"nt Printing un,, "a
Seven Thousand aolf.-,
dust in a table drav.., '.'ar
Ringers into the yellow s,.4
how ~oi, and agreeable tor.
i. says the Washiu-,-- S..
attendant in charge .at,a.
fully ana sec, that raa d. .s.
with a,y Of it. Il
sol"h, because it is all
gold-beater's film rubbed B..
p-lpable powder. For m, -l
son. too il is absolutely pg-o
metal twenty-four carats fin.
The drawer is in cha--,
young cir at the Goyern-,c,. . r
Office. Her work .hcrc 10 - l,,
lettering and ornamcn,a,fe-
covers. The precious srls.Y
70 her in the shape OF lltle
sheets Of foil inexprcs>.tl,
between layers q tissue u--,. '.'-
in book form, each book f,rs.-
ty-four gold sheets. Hav5r,r.
"A matter requiring great sin
you might not imagine s., D.,
inspection. To begin win
young woman places gr tsr,.,,!
her an ordinary Leather l--
She takes from the l.ttI, ..,5.
sheet OF the foil, not win 49,
but by catching IL up with d .-..-
Of raw cotton Laying d8sa .t--
OF pure yellow gold upon q ri...
she cuts IL into three pieces s...
knife. She makes &. sA.1.t f
ing gently upon it With fs..
One OF III" pieces sa- -g-g-.
back OF the cover whcr. .ae .-
20; another she also pgt- On b..
whore tho name Of tLc ..,.or b.
'cHile the thir- bIg-o-t 9..t.
ocGr The middle OF one H4r.,..
where al ornlmcntlI design l.-
Next, after fmp9.niuy u.. o..
gold film down Gral- uu ... F..
the pretty Eisl Slide .,e c.yn-l-
q small press that stanas ON ,..
IL the press, face dsaU.arl 49,
Cravcd in rCl.Cf with tie NAT -, i
book that s. -o De iucasot In -,
the authors name and the o----..7
design referred ~. Tn. die +. II
hcatcd by gGs. 4 goyoucr, q, ~
worked by hand bruvs .hc Jis ~
upon the cover, and the raised -
aui design burn the gold nl 49,
tIarc is contact. SO tl-. s. /. III,
aLacrc u frc leather "a .a-.. =.
Jhn die H. fftod, th. erv.-sv..tt-
'r1a tho prcss, and -E. gold 4. ~.
oG with = piece Of .ui I..,tr- --
end Of = 4lic. Whorgra- The r. Z
nos touched 10 the flm como. .r --
!lg, IcaylHy the lctforlur.rf......
a2lag'uE 80 closely o. rla lr.--1
tI.. could not be r,....I. aar. .-..
serapinE. Finally m. young. i
~uJs the leather wi'n a.a.sgE r.
rubber, which tallp- .I ..L .l....
particles. 50 iuIt i-un--ar...... .....
ans the ngu.s OF boo. s.- a.-..-.
ous with beautiful elaargrss 10,
IN tweEty-four carat gold The
process has ra--en = good many lr-i.
1cseri-a bal i is get-Hly la-.-.
fgrS quickly tho covers h.ng -
I'm coll -lph5 wlLL acL... t.
and Robbed oe ia rapid -a-ru-sf0a b
1csh s1~s Of 1ovie-eo. 30, Los 20 ..-
Dc~ die, 81 courrse.
The 5pcTsrg Z ve-g rft-, b..
1ing Of tbs fr5se rl'a ---.l gaea r,-.
ing. 80 as - loep noac a p Az ass
chc loathcT-J,rpCG stick sAD permit.
yellow stuG % fall louch D c.si
the tCbsr top INTO tina drawer ben.
IN the sbGpe Of duss h. is al.0ag.
Gccunulste tlero rEt.nsae drawer ..f
J>hedrawcr IS quito Ng lna deep
Will hola SO, trDJ wJrsn Oi -, dust. !
would not imagine Il = be Gay n
precious substance = you found ID,
tity of II IN some odd place: e, isis
much ike powdered .Inssl o.. G-- Lin
else However, st Is worth 5.g-r g.ac
and when q drawer fdll S. collected i
gold Is forwarded 10 tho min; IL Pa.
delphia, which subjects IL " G5say
sends back q check for e. value
The burnt rubber used FOR the e.
polishing oil Of the gold lettering. q
is simply India-rubber which has B.
subjected 70 peculiar ire process i
makes it very spongiosc and absorba
SO remarkable il It's later quality d
a chunk Of II Or big ~ three Of you,
gers VIII take up more than Sl5 30
OF gold IN its pores. when, after "a
months OF use suca p piece Of t-
rubber Is loaded with a. the gold ~
comfortably carry, 81 sscnt, wlthalg
others in tho same condition % them
20 be assayei.
Real gold Is OILY used IN this way
particularly fine books Designs q
OF the sort FOR ordinary
umcs are done al ulc Government gri
ing Office IN nearly the same NAM
but with Z yellow couPoeitl0I cal
German metal" which looks VI
much like the gold and is dec!ia
cheaper. No Gouhla IS taken = s.
he wastagc, and each book-coyat 2.
Jeing stamped by the hot die, j. s.1i
Jut through . brushing machine.