JEWELLERY
HALL MARKS, GOLD & SILVER~WORK
~Vintage Book Collection~

(Box for illustration only - NOT PROVIDED)

Presented in digital format, for the first time on one amazing data DVD are 89 rare, vintage books on the subject of jewellery, gold and silver~work. A diverse variety of subject matter is covered including: the history of jewellery accross a range of cultures, instructions for making jewellery, general gold and silversmithing, silver plate, guides to hall marks and stamps and vintage catalogues exhibiting a variety of jewellery and other gold and silver~work. Each book in this collection, in PDF format, is a 300 dpi scan of the original pages so you will be reading each book exactly as intended.

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Extends to may thousands of pages of reading and features 100's of excellent photographs and illustrations in both colour and black and white.

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Includes all of the following titles:

A List of Early American Silversmiths & Their Marks - H French (1917)
Ancient & Modern Gold & Silver Smiths' Work in the South Kensington Museum (1878)
Antique Jewellery & Trinkets - FW Burgess (1919)
Art Work in Gold & Silver, Medieval - HB Wheatley (1882)
Art Work in Gold & Silver, Modern - HB Wheatley (1882)
Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan & Roman in the Departments of
Antiquities British Museum (1911)
Chats on Old Jewellery & Trinkets - P MacIver (191_)
Chats on Old Silver - A Hayden (1917)
English Jewellery From the Fifth Century A.D. to 1800 - J Evans (1921)
English Goldsmiths & Their Marks a History of the Goldsmiths & Plateworkers of England, Scotland,
& Ireland; With Over Eleven Thousand Marks, Reproduced in Facsimile - C Jackson (1905)
Fogerty's Directory of the Jewelry & Kindred Trades in the United States - JJ Fogerty (1877)
Gilda Aurifabrorum; A History of English Goldsmiths and Plateworkers & Their
Marks Stamped on Plate - W Chaffers (1899)
Gold & Silver Smiths' Work - J Hungerford Pollen (1879)
Hall Marks on Gold & Silver Plate - W Chaffers & C Markham (1922)
Hand Book to Foreign Hall Marks on Gold & Silver Plate - C Markham
Hand Book to French Hall Marks on Gold & Silver Plate - C Markham & W Chaffers (1898)
Hand-Wrought Jewelry - HR Sorensen (1916)
How to Make Jewelry - G Overton (1914)
Jewellery - H Clifford Smith (1908)
Jewelry Making & Design - A Rose (1917)
Modern Design in Jewellery & Fans - C Holme (1902)
Old English Gold Plate - EA Jones (1907)
Old English Plate Ecclesiastical, Decorative, & Domestic Its Makers & Marks - WJ Cripps (1891)
Old London Silver, Its History, Its Makers & Its Marks - M Howard (1903)
Old Paste - AB Ryley (1913)
Old Plate, Its Makers & Marks - JH Buck (1903)
Oriental Silverwork, Malay & Chinese - H Ling Roth (1910)
Pewter Plate A Historical & Descriptive Handbook -H Massé (1910)
Secrets of the Trade. For Watchmakers & Jewelers - Collins & Clifton (1892)
Silverwork & Jewelry a Text-Book for Students & Workers in Metal - H Wilson (1912)
The Brooches of Many Nations - H Heaton (1904)
The Goldsmith's Art in Ancient Mexico - MH Saville (1920)
The Goldsmith's Handbook - G Gee (1881)
The Handy Book; Containing Tables, Rules & Other Information
Regarding the Working of the Precious Metals - Handy & Harman (1914)
The Iroquois Silver Brooches - HM Converse (1902)
The Jewellers' Book of Patterns in Hair Work - W Halford & C Young (1864)
The Private Book of Useful Alloys & Memoranda for Goldsmiths, Jewellers - JE Collins (1872)
The Silversmith's Handbook - G Gee (1921)
The Trader & Canadian Jeweller - Canadian Jewellers Association (1879-81)
The Trader & Canadian Jeweller - Canadian Jewellers Association (1890)
The Trader & Canadian Jeweller - Canadian Jewellers Association (1900)
The Trader & Canadian Jeweller - Canadian Jewellers Association (1920)
The Watchmaker's & Jeweler's Hand-Book - C Hopkins (1866)

Foreign Language Texts:

Alfavitny Ukazatel S.Peterburgskikh Zolotykh I Serebrianykh Diel Masterov, Iuvelirov,
Graverov I Proch 1714-1814 - A Felkerzam (1907)
Der Schmuck - E von Bassermann-Jordan (1909)
Description du Tresor de Guarrazar - F de Lasteyrie (1860)
Die Perle; Weltorgan fu¨r Juwelengold und Silverarbeiter Vol 1 - M Gerlach (1880)
Die Perle; Weltorgan fu¨r Juwelengold und Silverarbeiter Vol 2 - M Gerlach (1880)
Die Perle; Weltorgan fu¨r Juwelengold und Silverarbeiter Vol 3 - M Gerlach (1880)
Die Perle; Weltorgan fu¨r Juwelengold und Silverarbeiter Vol 4 - M Gerlach (1880)
Esquisses De´coratives - R Binet (190_)
Gold und Silber; Handbuch der Edelschmiedekunst - F Luthmer (1888)
Histoire de L'Orfévrerie-Joaillerie et des Anciennes Communautés et Confréries
D'Orfévres-Joailliers de la France et de la Belgique - PL Jacob & S Sere (1850)
Le Livre de Bijouterie de René Boyvin, d'Angers - R Boyvin (1876)
Les Bijoux, Anciens et Modernes - E Fontenay (1887)
Recueil de Dessins D'Orfevrerie - Bibliothèque de L'Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs (1900)
XIV Verbandstag Verband Deutscher Juweliere, Gold- & Silberschmiede (1914) 

Catalogues:

13th Annual Illustrated Catalogue - Busiest House in America (1889)
1905 Catalogue; The Gold & Silversmiths - Henry Birks & Sons (1905)
20th Century Catalogue of Supplies for Watchmakers, Jewelers & Kindred Trades - JH Purdy & Co (1899)
A W Smith & Sons - Peace Year Catalogue (1919-1920)
Annual Catalogue Issued by Bastian Bros. Co. Jewelry Department (1909)
Birks Year Book (1911)
Catalogue of JE Brown & Co. Chain Makers (1906)
Catalogue of Rings, Pins, Medals Trophies, Pennants & Banners Manufactured as an Art by Eagle Regalia Company (1920)
Charles T. Menge's Price List of Ornamental Hair Jewelry & Device Work (1873)
E. Bansse; Bijouterie, Joaillerie (1910)
Ellis Gift Book (1922)
Everything in Jewelry & Photo Jewelry; Catalogue no. 12 - HM Hauer & Co (1918)
Gold & Silversmiths Catalogue - United Watch and Jewelry Company (1911)
Guild of Handicraft, Ltd. Workers in Applied Art, Silversmiths & Jewellers, by Appointment to the Queen (1902)
Illustrated Catalogue - Franklin Jewelry Company (c1880)
P.W. Ellis & Co.1915-1916 Illustrated Catalogue - PW Ellis & Co (1915)
Ryrie Bros. Toronto Diamond Hall Catalogue (190_)
Ryrie Year Book (1921)
Ryrie Year Book (1922)

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Examples of information on hall marks

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THE WATCHMAKER, JEWELLER & SILVERSMITH


18 volumes of this excellent, rare, trade periodical are also included on the disc. The issues provided here cover the period 1875 (when the magazine was launched) to 1894 and extends to approximately 4500 pages of reading. Contains lots of interesting articles, features and trade advertisements. Some example illustrations from the magazine:








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