Take 4 parts of brass, and 4 parts of tin; when fused add 4 parts of metallic bismuth, and 4 parts of metallic antimony.  This composition is added at discretion to metallic tin, according to the quality you wish to make.

152.  Blanched copper

Melt together 8 parts of copper and a half part of arsenic.

153.  Common pewter

Melt together 4 parts of tin and 1 part of lead.

154.  Best pewter

Melt together 100 parts of tin and 17 of antimony.

155.  A metal that expands in cooling

Melt together 9 parts of lead, 2 of antimony and one of bismuth.  This metal is very useful in filling small defects in iron castings, &c.

156.  Queen’s metal

Melt together 9 parts of tin, 1 of antimony, 1 of bismuth, and 1 of lead.

157.  Imitation platinum

This metal, or alloy, very closely resembles platinum.  Melt together 8 parts of brass and 5 parts of zinc.

158.  Chinese white copper

Melt together 40.4 parts of copper, 31.6 parts of nickel, 25.4 of zinc, and 2.6 of iron.

159.  Manheim gold

Melt together 3 parts copper, 1 of zinc, and a little tin.

160.  TOMBACK, or red brass

Melt together 8 parts of copper, and 1 part of zinc.

161.  Imitation gold

Take of platina 8 parts, of silver 4 parts, copper 12 parts, melt all together.

162.  Imitation silver

Take of block tin 100 parts, metallic antimony 8 parts, bismuth 1 part, and 4 parts of copper; melt all together.

163.  True imitation of gold

Dr. Harmsteadt’s imitation of gold, which is stated not only to resemble gold in colour, but also in specific gravity and ductility, consists of 16 parts of platinum, 7 parts of copper, and 1 of zinc, put in a crucible, covered with charcoal powder, and melted into a mass.

164.  True imitation of silver

Imitation of pure silver, so perfect in its resemblance that no chemist living can tell it from pure virgin silver.  It was obtained from a German chemist now dead; he used it for unlawful purposes to the amount of thousands, and yet the metal is so perfect that he was never discovered.  It is all melted together in a crucible, here it is:  1/4 oz. of copper, 2 oz. of brass, 3 oz. of pure silver, 1 oz. of bismuth, 2 ozs. of saltpetre, 2 ozs. of common salt, 1 oz. of arsenic, and 1 oz. of potash.

165.  Moulds and Dies

Take copper, zinc, and silver, in equal proportions, and melt them together, and mould into the forms you desire, and bring the same to a nearly white heat; now lay on the thing that you would take the impression of, and press it with sufficient force, and you will find that you have a perfect and beautiful impression.  All of the above metals should be melted under a coat of powdered charcoal.