The Mineral Kingdom, 1903 (original German edition)

Practical Instructions From A Practical Manufacturing Jeweler.

This 1914 book is composed of articles drawn from the Magazine “The Manufacturing Jeweler”. At 240 pages of eclectic, informative articles it is a treasury of jewelers secrets…

This book is an essential for anyone interested in chasing and repousse designs and details.

This 173 page 1881 book is intended for silversmiths to work from as well as to educate the public. The images are of electroformed reproductions of…

(subtitled “Being the Art of Ornamenting Thin Metal with Raised Figures”)

Another book essential for the serious chaser! This one concentrates on details of chasing, tools, working methods. Includes a number of metal working techniques…

This 1871 book was compiled from the in-house notes of “one of the largest and most eminent Manufacturing Goldsmiths and Jewellers in this country” which had gone out of business, thus freeing Mr. Collins to reveal the companie’s secrets and…

This 1904 book is 141 pages packed with serious information for metal workers. It covers basics like chiseling metals, filing, scraping and construction with thoroughness not seen in contemporary books and sources. It has a section on basic…