 | Charles Holtzapffel - 1843 - 496 pages
...harden tin and to preserve a better and more silvery colour, but it appears to be far less generally used in pewter. Zinc is employed to cleanse the metal...small lump of zinc to float on the surface of the metal whilst they are casting, with the view of lessening the oxidation. Britannia metal, or white... | |
 | Charles Holtzapffel - 1846 - 498 pages
...alloy or the "temper," are added to every block of tin weighing from 360 to 390 pounds. Antimony is said to harden tin and to preserve a more silvery...of zinc to float on the surface of the fluid metal whilst they are casting, to lessen the oxidation. Britannia metal, or white metal, is said to consist... | |
 | Cyclopaedia - 1852 - 258 pages
...tin, and to preserve a more silvery eolour, but is little used in pewter. Zine is employed to eleanse the metal rather than as an ingredient. Some stir the fluid pewter with a thin strip, half zine and half tin ; others allow a small lump of zine to float on the surfaee of the fluid metal, while... | |
 | Oliver Byrne - 1864 - 682 pages
...weighing from 360 to 390 pounds. Antimony is said to harden tin and to preserve a more silvery color, but is little used in pewter. Zinc is employed to...of zinc to float on the surface of the fluid metal whilst they are casting, to lessen the oxidation. White metal is said to consist of 3 J cwt. of block... | |
 | Henry Watts - 1865 - 1110 pages
...this alloy, or the itw/ier, are added to every block of tin weighing from 360 to 3901bs. Antimony is said to harden tin, and to preserve a more silvery...on the surface of the fluid metal, while they are easting, to lessen the oxidation." Flute pewter is the hardest, and is used for making plates and dishes.... | |
 | Henry Watts - 1871 - 1128 pages
...this alloy, or the temper, are added to every block of tin weighing from 360 to 390lbs. Antimony is said to harden tin, and to preserve a more silvery...colour, but is little used in pewter. Zinc is employed tío cleanse the metal, rather than us an ingredient. Some stir the fluid pewter with a thin strip,... | |
 | 1874 - 1186 pages
...weigliing from 360 to 390 pounds. Antimony is said to harden tin and to preserve a more silvery color, but is little used in pewter. Zinc is employed to...of zinc to float on the surface of the fluid metal whilst they are casting, to lessen the oxidation. Britannia metal, or white metal, is said to consist... | |
 | Oliver Byrne - 1874 - 718 pages
...weighing from 360 to 390 pounds. Antimony is said to harden tin and to preserve a more silvery color, but is little used in pewter. Zinc is employed to...of zinc to float on the surface of the fluid metal whilst they are casting, to lessen the oxidation. White metal is said to consist of 3 J cwt. of block... | |
 | Park Benjamin - 1878 - 994 pages
...weighing from 360 to 390 Ibs. Antimony is said to harden tin and to preserve a more silvery color, but is little used in pewter. Zinc is employed to...metal while they are casting, to lessen the oxidation. Coarse plumbers' solder contains lead 2 to tin 1 part ; common solder is formed of equal parts of the... | |
 | Oliver Byrne - 1878 - 720 pages
...weighing from 360 to 390 pounds. Antimony is said to harden tin and to preserve a more silvery color, but is little used in pewter. Zinc is employed to...of zinc to float on the surface of the fluid metal whilst they are casting, to lessen the oxidation. White metal is said to consist of 3J cwt. of block... | |
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temper," are added to every block of tin weighing from 360 to 390 pounds. Antimony is said to harden tin and to preserve a more silvery color, but is little used in pewter. Zinc is employed to cleanse the metal rather than as an ingredient ; some stir... 