Touchstone formerly used at the Royal Mint

Touchstone formerly used at the Royal Mint for the assay of gold

Details

Category:
Metallurgy
Object Number:
1876-6
type:
touchstone
credit:
Master of the Mint

Parts

Touchstone formerly used at the Royal Mint

Touchstone formerly used at the Royal Mint

Touchstone formerly used at the Royal Mint for the assay of gold.

Object Number:
1876-6/1
type:
touchstone
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Two star shaped objects associated with touchstone

Two star shaped objects associated with touchstone

Two star shaped objects, each with a hole in the centre and various circular samples on each point of the star, each marked with a number, associated with touchstone formerly used at the Royal Mint for the assay of gold.

Object Number:
1876-6/2
type:
components
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum