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The Colonial Silversmith
His Techniques and His Products

Henry J. Kauffman

In Colonial America, silversmiths produced objects of great merit, crafting everyday articles with care and skill. The products of the colonial period are well known, but there is little authoritative research on the actual techniques of the silversmith.

 
Henry J. Kauffman fills the gap with this study. He describes the tools and the methods used by these colonial artisans in fashioning the wide variety of silver objects that today are so highly prized. Photographs of the finished products, together with detailed illustrations of the step-by-step fabrication of individual objects, supplement the text.

176 pages. 136 illustrations. 7 x 10. Soft cover. © 1995.
ISBN: 1879335654.
Order Number: AP654. Price: $22.95 $17.95


“Anything by Kauffman is a treasure trove of information!…A detailed and informative treatment for all aspects of the silversmith’s trade, there is truly a wealth of information within the confines of a single cover.” —Blacksmith’s Gazette
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