1is in the copper
is mixed with the remainder of silver; the copper itself,
equally with the lead, will be changed partly into litharge and partly into
hearth-lead.19 The silver-lead alloy which does not melt is taken from the
margin of the crucible with a hooked bar.
equally with the lead, will be changed partly into litharge and partly into
hearth-lead.19 The silver-lead alloy which does not melt is taken from the
margin of the crucible with a hooked bar.
The work of “drying” is distributed into four operations, which
are
performed in four days. On the first—as likewise on the other three days—the
master begins at the fourth hour of the morning, and with his assistant chips
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performed in four days. On the first—as likewise on the other three days—the
master begins at the fourth hour of the morning, and with his assistant chips