Talk:Gilding

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[edit] Define term O/

a film of gold or an amalgam containing from 13 to 16 O/ of mercury

What is meant by 16 O/ ? A quick search on Google yielded no clear answer.

Its a typo. It should read "%". I've corrected the article. - Cheviot

[edit] False claim about Act of Parliament

I deleted the unsupported phrase:

• "there is an act of Parliament (1796), yet unrepealed, which prescribes 5 grains of gold as the smallest quantity that may be used for the gilding of 12 dozen of buttons 1 inch in diameter"

I searched the UK government "UK Statute Law Database" (www.statutelaw.gov.uk) and failed to find such an Act of Parliament. Lightmouse 09:47, 14 September 2007 (UTC)