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PINCHBECK METAL [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Copper and Copper Alloys (Metallurgy)
  • Jewellery
  • Construction Materials
DEF

An alloy of copper and zinc used especially to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and ordinarily containing 10 to 15 percent of zinc.

DEF

Red brass with 6 to 12% zinc.

OBS

pinchbeck. After Christopher Pinchbeck 1732 England, watchmaker who invented it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cuivre et alliages du cuivre (Métallurgie)
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
  • Matériaux de construction
DEF

Laiton contenant de 12 à 15 % de zinc utilisé pour la bijouterie bon marché en raison de sa couleur voisine de celle de l'or.

OBS

pinchbeck. [Du] nom de l'inventeur.

Spanish

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