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BRASS FILINGS [1 record]

Record 1 1992-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
OBS

pins were made from wire, and since steel wire was prohibitively expensive and iron wire insufficiently ductile, the best grade of pins was made of brass. (A. Diderot, Pictorial Encyclopedia of Trades Industry, Dover Publications, N.Y.).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orfèvrerie et argenterie
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)

Spanish

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