This section is from the book "A Practical Workshop Companion For Tin, Sheet Iron, And Copper Plate Workers", by Leroy J. Blinn. Also available from Amazon: A Practical Workshop Companion For Tin, Sheet Iron, And Copper Plate Workers.
Gold, 6 pwts.; silver, 1 pwt.; copper, 2 pwts.
Fine silver, 19 pwts.; copper, 1 pwt.; sheet brass, 10 pwts.
Silver, 1 oz.; tin, 1 oz.
Tin, 100 lbs., copper, 3 ozs.; to make it free, add lead, 3 ozs.
Tin, 8 lbs.; lead, 5 lbs.
Copper, 1 lb.; zinc, 1 lb.
(Stronger than the last.) Copper, 32 lbs.; zinc, 29 lbs.; tin 1 lb.
Copper, 10 lbs.; zinc, 9 lbs.
Copper, 2 lbs.; zinc, 3 lbs.; tin, 2 ozs.
Sheet brass, 20 lbs.; tin, 6 lbs.; zinc, 1 lb.
Fine silver, 1 oz.; brass, 10 pwts.
Lead, 2; tin, 1 part.
Lead, 1; tin, 1 part.
Tin, 2; lead, 1 part.
Copper, 2; zinc, 1 part
 
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