Specimens showing various aspects of gold beating

Specimens showing various aspects of gold beating

Details

Category:
Metallurgy
Object Number:
1960-75
type:
specimens
credit:
George M. Whiley Ltd.

Parts

Gold beating: model of gold-beater at work

Gold beating: model of gold-beater at work

Gold beating: model of gold-beater at work

Object Number:
1960-75 Pt1
type:
model
Gold beating: cast model of gold-beater at work

Gold beating: cast model of gold-beater at work

Gold beating: cast model of gold-beater at work

Object Number:
1960-75 Pt1/1
type:
cast
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Part of:
1960-75 Pt1
Gold beating: diagram of gold-beater at work

Gold beating: diagram of gold-beater at work

Gold beating: diagram of gold-beater at work

Object Number:
1960-75 Pt1/2
type:
model
Part of:
1960-75 Pt1
Vacuum-vapourised thin metal film: specimens of materials and photos of apparatus on display board

Vacuum-vapourised thin metal film: specimens of materials and photos of apparatus on display board

Vacuum-vapourised thin metal film: specimens of materials and photos of apparatus on display board, showing 4 rolls of different metal films, including aluminium metallised film, gold metallised film, gold metallised film with heat sensitive adhesive backing as used for gold blocking and lacquered aluminium metallised film.

Object Number:
1960-75 Pt8/1
type:
display panel
Gold beating: specimens of translucent gold-leaf

Gold beating: specimens of translucent gold-leaf

Gold beating: specimens of translucent gold-leaf

Object Number:
1960-75 Pt2
type:
specimens
Four samples on green backboard

Four samples on green backboard

Vacuum-vapourised thin metal film: specimens of materials, four different items on green back board. The top two are gold and aluminium, both are small bars with labels underneath. The next one down is a roll of carrier film, with the label "Carrier film (the rolls are 40" wide)". The final item is a Model 8,500 time actual size, showing relative thickness of metal deposit and .0005 inch polyester film.

Object Number:
1960-75 Pt8/2
type:
samples
8 lb. Gold-beater's hammer

8 lb. Gold-beater's hammer

Gold beating: 8 lb. gold-beater's hammer

Object Number:
1960-75 Pt3
type:
hammer - tool
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Gold beating: specimens of grain copper

Gold beating: specimens of grain copper

Gold beating: specimens of grain copper, silver, gold, gold-bar, ribbon, (mostly imitation) and parchment bound cutch

Object Number:
1960-75 Pt4
type:
specimens
Gold beating: specimens of grain copper

Gold beating: specimens of grain copper

Gold beating: specimens of grain copper, silver, gold and gold-bar

Object Number:
1960-75 Pt4/1
type:
specimens
Part of:
1960-75 Pt4
Gold beating: specimen of gold ribbon (imitiation)

Gold beating: specimen of gold ribbon (imitiation)

Gold beating: specimen of gold ribbon (imitiation)

Object Number:
1960-75 Pt4/2
type:
specimens
Part of:
1960-75 Pt4
Gold beating: specimens of parchment bound cutch

Gold beating: specimens of parchment bound cutch

Gold beating: specimens of parchment bound cutch

Object Number:
1960-75 Pt4/3
type:
specimens
Part of:
1960-75 Pt4
Gold beating tools

Gold beating tools

Gold beating: shoder, pincers, mould, waggon, book of gold leaf

Materials:
gold leaf
Object Number:
1960-75 Pt5
type:
tool
Gold beating tools

Gold beating tools

Gold beating: shoder, pincers

Materials:
gold leaf
Object Number:
1960-75 Pt5/1
type:
tool
Part of:
1960-75 Pt5
Gold beating tools

Gold beating tools

Gold beating: waggon, book of gold leaf

Materials:
gold leaf
Object Number:
1960-75 Pt5/2
type:
tool
Part of:
1960-75 Pt5
Gold beating tools

Gold beating tools

Gold beating: mould

Materials:
gold leaf
Object Number:
1960-75 Pt5/3
type:
tool
Part of:
1960-75 Pt5
Gold beating: gold-leaf in six colours

Gold beating: gold-leaf in six colours

Gold beating: gold-leaf in six colours

Materials:
gold leaf
Object Number:
1960-75 Pt6
type:
gold-leaf
Gold beating: six colour-transparencies

Gold beating: six colour-transparencies

Gold beating: six colour-transparencies

Object Number:
1960-75 Pt7
type:
transparency
Vacuum-vapourised thin metal film: specimens of materials and photos of apparatus

Vacuum-vapourised thin metal film: specimens of materials and photos of apparatus

Vacuum-vapourised thin metal film: specimens of materials and photos of apparatus

Object Number:
1960-75 Pt8
type:
specimens
Vacuum-vapourised thin metal film

Vacuum-vapourised thin metal film

Vacuum-vapourised thin metal film: animated representations of vacuum [?]

Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1960-75 Pt9
type:
metal film
Vacuum-vapourised thin metal film: specimens of uses: capacitors

Vacuum-vapourised thin metal film: specimens of uses: capacitors

Vacuum-vapourised thin metal film: specimens of uses: capacitors, a particle probe, decorative uses

Object Number:
1960-75 Pt10
type:
specimens