Test kit
Bottle
Bottle stopper

Maker & role
Unknown
 Production date
circa 1860-1880
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Object detail

Title
Gold acid test kit
Production place
Australia
Collection
The Mint
Measurements
0 - Whole, H: 7.5 x W: 7 x L: 23cm (H: 75 x W: 70 x L: 230mm); 3 - Glass bottle '8 karat', H: 8 x Diam: 3cm (H: 80 x Diam: 30mm); 1 - Test stone, H: 5.5 x W: 2.5 x D: 0.5cm (H: 55 x W: 25 x D: 5mm)
Signature & marks
None
Credit line
Gift, 2012
The Mint Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Description
Gold acid test kits such as this were in common usage in the late nineteenth century by gold prospectors and dealers to test the authenticity and quality of gold samples. These acid test kits may have been a popularised version of the some of the laboratory-based assaying processes carried out by trained chemists, such as those who worked on assaying gold samples at the Sydney Royal Mint (1855-1927), and made available for amateurs to test gold during and after the gold rush. Fiona Starr, 28 October 2012.
Accession number
MIN2012/4-1:8

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