Goldsmith’s Plate (1951)

Goldsmith company testing silver for hall marking, London. L/Ss of craftsmen at work scraping silver off items in preparation for it to be assayed. M/S of the particles being weighted on small scales. M/S of nitric acid being added to the silver. M/S of several bottles. The bottles are clamped into a bottle shaker. M/S of machine shaking bottles. M/S and C/U of man adding salt to the bottles, they start to go cloudy. Several shots of man stamping hallmark on silver bowl. M/Ss of various decorative items of silver on display. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumon