Chapter X: Enriching the Surfaces of Silver

Production of the best and richest Surface 139
Oldest Method for Whitening 140
East Indian Silversmiths 141
Indian Mode of Whitening Silver 142
Another Mode of Whitening 142
Boiling-out Pan 143
Boiling-out Mixture 143, 144
Our Mode of Whitening 145
Surface Refining of Silver 146
Brown Colour on Silver Goods 146
Common Articles of Silver 147
Whitening Powder or Mixtures 147
Nitrate of Silver Mixture 148
Improving the Colour of Electro-plate 149
Electro-plating 149
Discoverer of Electro-plating 149, 150
Constant Battery 150
Best Battery for Plating 151
Strength of Battery Solution 151
Bunsen's Battery 152
Exciting Mixture for Battery 152
Zinc Amalgamation 153
Conducting Wires 154
Preparation of Plating Solution 155
Cyanide Solution 156
Black Cyanide 157
Strength of Plating Solution 157, 158
Inferior Plating Solution 159
Recovery of Silver from Plating Solutions 160
Scratch-brushing 161
Scratch-brush Lathe 161
Burnishing Silver Work 161, 162
Oxidizing Silver Work 163
Solution No 1. 163
Solution No 2. 164
Solution No 3. 164
Producing various Shades 165