Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume ICooley, Arnold James
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Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Cooley, Arnold James
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ALBATA See German Silver.
AMALGAMS Mercury and other metals.
BATH-METAL Copper and zinc.
BELL-METAL Copper and tin.
BRASS Copper and zinc.
BRITANNIA METAL Tin with antimony, copper, and bismuth.
BRONZE Tin and copper.
BRONZE ALUMINIUM Copper and aluminium.
CANNON-METAL Tin and copper.
DUTCH GOLD Copper and zinc.
FUSIBLE METAL Bismuth, lead, and tin.
GERMAN SILVER Copper, nickel, and zinc, with,
sometimes, a little iron and tin.
GOLD (_standard_) Gold with copper.
GOLD (_old standard_) Gold with copper and silver.
GUN-METAL See Cannon-metal.
MOSAIC GOLD Copper and zinc.
OR-MOLU Copper and zinc.
PEWTER (_common_) Tin and lead.
PEWTER (_best_) Tin with antimony, bismuth and copper.
POT-METAL, COCK-METAL Copper and lead, with,
sometimes, a little zinc.
QUEEN’S METAL Tin with antimony, bismuth, and copper.
SHOT-METAL Lead with a little arsenic.
SILVER (_standard_) Silver and copper.
SOLDER Tin and lead.
SPECULUM-METAL Tin and copper, and arsenic.
STEREOTYPE-METAL Lead, antimony, and bismuth.
TOMBAC, RED TOMBAC Copper and zinc.
TUTANIA See Britannia metal.
TYPE-METAL Lead and antimony.
WHITE COPPER (_Packfong_; Copper and arsenic.
_Whitetombac_)
[Footnote 27: For the proportions of the component metals, refer to the
alloys under their respective heads.]
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