Abbott's American Watchmaker and Jeweler

How to true a balance, repair a chipped dial, temper a spring or test a stone — the working bench-book of the American watch trade, arranged A to Z.

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Imitation of Antique Silver

The article is dipped in a bath of water containing about 10 per cent of sulphide of ammonium, and then scratch brushed with a brush made of glass threads or bristles. When afterwards burnished with an agate tool it surface becomes a beautiful dark brown color.

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