For yellow gold 9 - 14 - 18 - 22 carats.
For red gold 9 - 14 - 18 - 22 carats.
For white palladium gold 18 carats.
Total length: 70 mm.
Wooden stand.
Dimensions: 90 x 80 x 50 mm. Directions for use for the assortment of reagents No 30502 and testing plates
No 30504, and No 6675.
This test will determine by approximation the standard of gold and silver. This process has the advantage of not deteriorating the pieces to be tested. For this kind of test, the enclosed testing stone is used, on which the piece is rubbed at different places. Take good care not to use the first traces or touches. Then, if the object has been overplated or overwelded, its surface could have an overtitle and the test could be not precise. Moreover, to compare, it is best to dispose
different pieces of gold in different ct., or much better, the Bergeon testing plate
No 30504
, or the assortment of 9 testing sticks
No 6675
.
The testing pieces must also be rubbed behind the traces of the testing stone.
The final trace having been made, it can be compared with the traces obtained from gold fragments of which the standard of gold is known. Then pass over the different traces with the glass stick into the bottle Bergeon acid with the blue label 18 ct. and observe that result. If the trace of the object to be tested disappears or becomes clear, the standard is inferior to 18 ct. In this case it will be necessary to try with Bergeon's acid with the red label 14 ct. and so on, until the trace of the object to be fested equals the known standard of the gold fragment. The higher the standard of alloy. the clearer and more compact is the residue produced by the effect of the acid.
The trace of pure gold 1000/1000 is not attacked, it remains on the testing stone in contact with
Bergeon's acid in the blue labeled 18 ct. bottle. It is the same with platinium. With Bergeon's acid in the green labeled bottle 7-10 ct., the trace left on the testing stone disappears, if the object does not contain any gold. With white gold, the comparison is made in the same manner as with yellow or red gold.
To observe silver on the testing stone the blue labeled bottle 18 ct. of Bergeon's acid leaves white traces on the testing, a white
residue indication a standard of 925 or 800/1000 of silver. The determination of the object is indicated by the more or less grey colour of the alloy. Zinc,
nickel and copper do not leave any trace on the testing stone. After the test it is advisable to wash the testing stone in water and to blot out the traces left with a fine pumice stone, then dry. In the cold season when testing, warm up the testing stone, to avoid reactions which could be too slow.