A new touch-stone for gold and silver wares
Subtitle: directing all buyers of large plate or small works ... how to know whether they buy or wear such as are of the lawful standard-allay or adulterated and unlawful, and how to recover recompence against the offenders : and also discovering the principal matters of the goldsmiths and cutlers ... trades
By: by W.B. ... ; to which is likewise added, the useful and easie tables of Mr. John Reynolds ... plainly shewing how to cast up and make all sorts of gold and silver true standard
Edition: The 2nd ed., corr. and much enl.
Series: Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature -- no. 2287; Making of the Modern World
Publisher: Printed for J. Bellinger ... and T. Basset
Published: 1679
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
Subjects: Gold; Standards of fineness; Early works to 1800; Silver; Law and legislation
Notes: The author's name appears after the edition statement.

First edition published as: A touch-stone for gold and silver wares, or, A manual for goldsmiths and all other persons, whether buyers, sellers, or weavers of any manner of goldsmiths work.

"Here followeth a brief and easie way by tables ..." / calculated by John Reynolds, of the Mynt in the Tower of London: [151] p. (last group).

GL-Kress microfilm reel: 151.

Goldsmiths' Lib. cat : 2287

Wing : B381

Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature, no. 2287