Book - The Victorian Gold Valuer's Ready Reconer

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Item HT 8394 Book - The Victoria Gold Valuer's Ready Reckoner, 1853

Summary

Book entiltled 'The Victorian Gold Valuer's Ready Reckoner' published in 1853.

For dozens of registered gold brokers and merchants throughout Victoria, a 'ready reckoner' provided a quick and accurate means of determining the value of gold without resorting to complex calcuations. Prices were listed in tables based on the price per ounce, weight and purity of the gold.

Physical Description

Small, worn hardcover book, with brown, linen cover. Gold text on spine.

Significance

This item represents some of the most significant themes in Melbourne's history - primarily the gold rush and Melbourne's city boom and suburban spread in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Working Life & Trades
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Author

Mr John C. Scoffern, 1853
Date Published

1853
Inscriptions

On spine: THE/VICTORIA/GOLD/VALUER'S/READY/RECKONER On title page: THE VICTORIA/GOLD VALUER'S READY RECKONER/AND/ASSAYER'S CHEMICAL GUIDE:
Classification

Mining & metallurgy, Assaying - gold
Category

History & Technology
Discipline

History
Type of item

Document
Object Measurements

17.3 cm (Length), 11.7 cm (Width), 1.7 cm (Depth)
Keywords

Gold, Gold Rushes

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