The Best Gold Leaf: A Gilder’s Guide

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On choosing the best gold leaf for various gilding situations. The Best Gold Leaf: A Gilder’s Guide When one says “best gold leaf,” it’s not quite as simple as picking the purest gold and calling it a day. Different project contexts—exterior surfaces, interior frames, glass (eglomise), decorative objects—demand different combinations of purity (karat), thickness, support … Read more

Trade in Gold Dust – Oroville, California Chinese Temple

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“Many Chinese merchant in gold-rush era Oroville traded in gold dust. Indeed, gold dust was also the local currency.” GOOGLE MAPhttps://www.google.com/maps/place/Orovill​e+Chinese+Temple/@39.5135642,-121.5639446​,17z