A Substitute For Gold.
A French technical paper, The Journal de l'Horlogerie, declares that a new amalgam has been discovered which is a wonderful substitute for gold. It consists of 94 parts of copper to six parts of antimony. The copper is melted and the antimony is then added. Once the two metals are sufficiently fused together a . little magnesium and carbonate of lime are added to increase the density of the material. The product can be drawn, wrought and soldered just like gold, which it almost exactly resembles on being polished. Even when exposed to the action of ammoniacal salts of nitrous vapors it preserves its oolor. The cost of making it is about a shilling a pound avoirdupois.
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Manawatu Herald, 30 July 1896, Page 4
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120A Substitute For Gold. Manawatu Herald, 30 July 1896, Page 4
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