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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1992294, member: 112"]Yeah, I thought so too, until I looked it up.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/600649/touchstone" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/600649/touchstone" rel="nofollow">http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/600649/touchstone</a></p><p><br /></p><p>But if you really want to research it, try this book to start -<i>Studies In Ancient Technology</i> - </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=sTLzBF6VxoIC&pg=PA249&lpg=PA249&dq=touchstone+silver+ancient&source=bl&ots=CMl-UM-qCZ&sig=kuRWuqV73AnMy0pIfPIj9c_GA-M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kmYpVP-GH4PGgwSW1oKoCA&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=touchstone%20silver%20ancient&f=false" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://books.google.com/books?id=sTLzBF6VxoIC&pg=PA249&lpg=PA249&dq=touchstone+silver+ancient&source=bl&ots=CMl-UM-qCZ&sig=kuRWuqV73AnMy0pIfPIj9c_GA-M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kmYpVP-GH4PGgwSW1oKoCA&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=touchstone%20silver%20ancient&f=false" rel="nofollow">http://books.google.com/books?id=sTLzBF6VxoIC&pg=PA249&lpg=PA249&dq=touchstone+silver+ancient&source=bl&ots=CMl-UM-qCZ&sig=kuRWuqV73AnMy0pIfPIj9c_GA-M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kmYpVP-GH4PGgwSW1oKoCA&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=touchstone silver ancient&f=false</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The very first paragraph of this one will tell you that touchstones were not just used on gold - </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/32031595/The-History-Of-Touchstone-Testing-For-Gold" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/32031595/The-History-Of-Touchstone-Testing-For-Gold" rel="nofollow">http://www.scribd.com/doc/32031595/The-History-Of-Touchstone-Testing-For-Gold</a></p><p><br /></p><p><i>The gold or silver to be tested was rubbed on the surface of the touchstone</i> ............</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=PDLPX7J8kW8C&pg=PA113&lpg=PA113&dq=touchstone+ancient+silver+testing&source=bl&ots=VfUZJfvSCh&sig=G7r6nk17Ar-V_ay8XvnIybPh-A0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tmspVJ2CF4y7ggSYqIJg&ved=0CD4Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=touchstone%20ancient%20silver%20testing&f=false" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://books.google.com/books?id=PDLPX7J8kW8C&pg=PA113&lpg=PA113&dq=touchstone+ancient+silver+testing&source=bl&ots=VfUZJfvSCh&sig=G7r6nk17Ar-V_ay8XvnIybPh-A0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tmspVJ2CF4y7ggSYqIJg&ved=0CD4Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=touchstone%20ancient%20silver%20testing&f=false" rel="nofollow">http://books.google.com/books?id=PDLPX7J8kW8C&pg=PA113&lpg=PA113&dq=touchstone+ancient+silver+testing&source=bl&ots=VfUZJfvSCh&sig=G7r6nk17Ar-V_ay8XvnIybPh-A0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tmspVJ2CF4y7ggSYqIJg&ved=0CD4Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=touchstone ancient silver testing&f=false</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/137/art%253A10.1007%252FBF03216559.pdf?auth66=1412173528_af8f63f9f07991716f68d5a0684c96b5&ext=.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/137/art%253A10.1007%252FBF03216559.pdf?auth66=1412173528_af8f63f9f07991716f68d5a0684c96b5&ext=.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/137/art%3A10.1007%2FBF03216559.pdf?auth66=1412173528_af8f63f9f07991716f68d5a0684c96b5&ext=.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p>There's lots out there, so it appears that touchstones were indeed used to quickly test silver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1992294, member: 112"]Yeah, I thought so too, until I looked it up. [url]http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/600649/touchstone[/url] But if you really want to research it, try this book to start -[I]Studies In Ancient Technology[/I] - [url]http://books.google.com/books?id=sTLzBF6VxoIC&pg=PA249&lpg=PA249&dq=touchstone+silver+ancient&source=bl&ots=CMl-UM-qCZ&sig=kuRWuqV73AnMy0pIfPIj9c_GA-M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kmYpVP-GH4PGgwSW1oKoCA&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=touchstone%20silver%20ancient&f=false[/url] The very first paragraph of this one will tell you that touchstones were not just used on gold - [url]http://www.scribd.com/doc/32031595/The-History-Of-Touchstone-Testing-For-Gold[/url] [I]The gold or silver to be tested was rubbed on the surface of the touchstone[/I] ............ [url]http://books.google.com/books?id=PDLPX7J8kW8C&pg=PA113&lpg=PA113&dq=touchstone+ancient+silver+testing&source=bl&ots=VfUZJfvSCh&sig=G7r6nk17Ar-V_ay8XvnIybPh-A0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tmspVJ2CF4y7ggSYqIJg&ved=0CD4Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=touchstone%20ancient%20silver%20testing&f=false[/url] [url]http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/137/art%253A10.1007%252FBF03216559.pdf?auth66=1412173528_af8f63f9f07991716f68d5a0684c96b5&ext=.pdf[/url] There's lots out there, so it appears that touchstones were indeed used to quickly test silver.[/QUOTE]
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