 | Charles Holtzapffel - 1843 - 496 pages
...and soft ; when turned, dull and bluish. Other pewters only contain ^ or £ of lead : these latter when cast are white, without gloss and hard ; such...sanctions the employment of 18 per cent, of lead with 82 of tin as quite harmless in vessels for wine, vinegar, &c. TIN—continued. is melted and twice its... | |
 | Charles Holtzapffel - 1846 - 498 pages
...they are black, shining and soft ; when turned, dull and bluish. Other pewters only contain ^ or f of lead ; these when cast are white, without gloss...sanctions the employment of 18 per cent. of lead with 82 of tin as quite harmless in vessels for wine and vinegar. The finest pewter, frequently called "tin... | |
 | Oliver Byrne - 1864 - 682 pages
...shining and soft ; when turned, dull and bluish. Other pewters only contain one fifth or one-sixth of lead ; these when cast are white, without gloss...sanctions the employment of 18 per cent, of lead with 82 of tin as quite harmless in vessels for wine and vinegar. The finest pewter, frequently called "tin... | |
 | Henry Watts - 1865 - 1110 pages
...they ar« black, shining, and soft ; when turned, dark and bluish. Other pewters only contain l or 1 of lead; these, when cast, are white, without gloss,...82 per cent, of tin, as quite harmless in vessels tor wine and vinegar. The finest pewter, frequently called tin and ie/iiper, consists mostly of tin,... | |
 | Henry Watts - 1871 - 1128 pages
...turned, dark and bluish. Other pewters only contain \ or i of lead ; these, when cast, are whit«, without gloss, and hard ; such are pronounced very...per cent, of lead with 82 per cent, of tin, as quite hiirmless in vessels for wine and vinegar. The finest pewter, frequently called tin and temper, consists... | |
 | 1874 - 1186 pages
...black, ghining and soft ; -when turned, dull and bluish. Other pewters only contain l-5th or l-6th of lead ; these when cast are white, without gloss,...sanctions the employment of 18 per cent of lead with 82 of tin, as quite harmless in vessels for wine and vinegar. The finest pewter, frequently called " tin... | |
 | Oliver Byrne - 1874 - 718 pages
...shining and soft ; when turned, dull and bluish. Other pewters only contain one fifth or one-sixth of lead ; these when cast are white, without gloss...sanctions the employment of 18 per cent, of lead with 82 of tin as quite harmless in vessels for wine and vinegar. The finest pewter, frequently called "tin... | |
 | Oliver Byrne - 1878 - 720 pages
...shining and soft ; when turned, dull and bluish. Other pewters only contain one fifth or one-sixth of lead ; these when cast are white, without gloss...sanctions the employment of 18 per cent, of lead with 82 of tin as quite harmless in vessels for wine and vinegar. The finest pewter, frequently called "tin... | |
 | Park Benjamin - 1878 - 994 pages
...shining, and soft ; when turned, dull and bluish. Other pewters only contain one-fifth or one-sixth of lead ; these, when cast, are white, without gloss,...sanctions the employment of 18 per cent, of lead with 82 of tin, as quite harmless in vessels for wine and vinegar. The finest pewter, frequently called " tin... | |
 | Arthur Horseman Hiorns - 1890 - 464 pages
...black, shining, and soft ; when turned they are dark and bluish. Other pewters only contain i or ^ of lead ; these when cast are white, without gloss, and hard. Such are pronounced very good metals, and but little darker than tin. The French legislature sanctions the employment of 18 per cent... | |
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Other pewters only contain one fifth or one-sixth of lead ; these when cast are white, without gloss and hard ; such are pronounced very good metal, and are but little darker than tin. The French legislature sanctions the employment of 18 per cent, of... 