This section is from the "Henley's Twentieth Century Formulas Recipes Processes" encyclopedia, by Norman W. Henley and others.
Copper, 24.24 parts; silver, 27.57 parts; gold, 48.19 parts.
Enamel Solder.—Copper, 25 parts; silver, 7.07 parts; gold, 67.93 parts.
Copper, 26.55 parts; zinc, 6.25 parts; silver, 31.25 parts; gold, 36 parts.
Enamel Solder.—Silver, 19.57 parts; gold, 80.43 parts.
Gold of 22 carats, 1 pennyweight; silver, 2 grains; copper, 1 grain.
Gold of 18 carats, 1 pennyweight; silver, 2 grains; copper, 1 grain.
Gold.l penny-weight; silver, 10 grains; copper, 8 grains.
Fine gold, 1 pennyweight; silver, 1 pennyweight; copper, 1 pennyweight.
I. (Hard.)—Copper, 30 parts; zinc, 12.85 parts; silver, 57.15 parts.
Copper, 23.33 parts; zinc, 10 parts; silver, 66.67 parts.
Copper, 26.66 parts; zinc, 10 parts; silver, 63.34 parts.
IV. (Soft.)—Copper, 14.75 parts; zinc, 8.50 parts; silver, 77.05 parts.
Copper, 22.34 parts; zinc, 10.48 parts; silver, 67.18 parts.
Tin, 63 parts; lead, 37 parts. FOR SILVERSMITHS:
Sterling Silver.—Fine silver, 11 ounces, 2 pennyweights; fine copper, 18 pennyweights.
Equal to Sterling.—Fine silver, 1 ounce; fine copper, 1 pennyweight, 12 grains.
Fine silver, 1 ounce; fine copper, 5 pennyweights.
Common Silver for Chains.—Fine silver, 6 pennyweights; fine copper, 4 pennyweights.
Solder.—Fine silver, 16 pennyweights; fine copper, 12 grains; pin brass, 3 pennyweights, 12 grains.
Alloy for Plating.—Fine silver, 1 ounce; fine copper, 10 pennyweights.
Silver Solder.—Fine silver, 1 ounce; pin brass, 10 pennyweights; pure spelter, 2 pennyweights.
Copper Solder for Plating.—
Fine silver, 10 pennyweights; fine copper, 10 pennyweights.
Common Silver Solder.—Fine silver, 10 ounces; pin brass, 6 ounces, 12 pennyweights; spelter, 12 pennyweights.
Silver Solder for Enameling.— Fine silver, 14 pennyweights; fine copper, 8 pennyweights.
For Filling Signet Rings.—Fine silver, 10 ounces; fine copper, 1 ounce, 16 pennyweights; fine pin brass, 6 ounces, 12 pennyweights; spelter, 12 pennyweights.
Silver Solder for Gold Plating. —Fine silver, 1 ounce; fine copper, 5 pennyweights; pin brass, 5 pennyweights.
Mercury Solder.—Fine silver, 1 ounce; pin brass, 10 pennyweights; bar tin, 2 pennyweights.
Imitation Silver.—Fine silver, 1 ounce; nickel, 1 ounce, 11 grains; fine copper, 2 ounces, 9 grains.
Fine silver, 3 ounces; nickel, 1 ounce, 11 pennyweights; fine copper, 2 ounces, 9 grains; spelter, 10 pennyweights.
Fine Silver Solder for Filigree Work.—Fine silver, 4 pennyweights, 6 grains; pin brass, 1 pennyweight.
Bismuth, 3 ounces; lead, 3 ounces, 18 pennyweights; tin, 5 ounces, 6 pennyweights.
 
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