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Publications, Pamphlets

Amalgamated : Its Formation and History Told in Detail
- 1905
The Amalgamated Copper Company was an American security holding corporation; its assets consisted of stock in sundry subsidiary companies. The volume describes the company's early growth and provides fiscal and property…
- Publisher Massachusetts Publishing Company
- Creator Of Work Amalgamated Copper Co.
- Author Nutter, William H.
- Subject Copper industry and trade, Copper--Research, Amalgamated Copper Co., Corporations, Anaconda Copper Mining Company, Copper mines and mining, Stock exchanges, Copper
Rare books, Publications, Lithographs

Plate XVI: Copper, Malachite
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-3. Red Copper.
1. Cuprite, or Red Oxide of Copper
2. The same [Cuprite]
3. The same [Cuprite]

Figures 4-7. Blue Copper.
4. Azurite or Chessylite
5. The same [Azurite]
6. The same [Azurite]
7. The same…
- Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
- Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
- Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
- Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Copper, Malachite
Rare books, Publications, Lithographs

Plate XV: Mercury, Quicksilver, Copper Ore
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-5. Mercury, Quicksilver.
1. Amalgam
2. Native Quicksilver
3. Crystalline Cinnabar
4. Crystallised Cinnabar
5. The same [Crystallised Cinnabar]

Figures 6-20. Copper Ore, Native Ore, and Sulphuret of Copper.
6. …
- Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
- Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
- Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
- Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Copper, Mercury
Publications

Figure 15: Fused alloy of copper and tin crystals under magnification
- Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
- 1909
Figure illustrates crystals from a fused alloy of copper and tin under magnification.

This plate is found within The Romance of Modern Chemistry, which is a layman's introduction to topics in chemistry. Includes a…
- Author Philip, James Charles
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Copper, Copper alloys, Alloys, Textbooks, Microscopy
Business correspondence

Report on the fineness of copper
- After 1849 – before 1887
Tabulation of data on the fineness of copper (i.e. weight of copper in proportion to the total weight of the metal including impurities and alloy base metals.)
- Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Precious metals--Assaying, Copper, Smelting, Copper--Assaying, Metals--Refining, Copper industry and trade, Metallurgy, Copper--Refining, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Mint of the United States
2 items
Business correspondence

Letter by James C. Booth commenting on the subject of silver containing selenium
- After 1849 – before 1887
Letter contains remarks by Booth relating to a pair of letters from the New York Assay Office.
- Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Precious metals--Assaying, Copper, Smelting, Silver, Metals--Refining, Silver--Assaying, Mint of the United States, Metallurgy, Copper--Refining, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Selenium, Silver--Refining
Business correspondence

Note on the consistency of nickel cents
- 1886-Sep-30
Description of the production of nickels utilizing nickel and copper.
- Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Copper-nickel alloys, Nickel--Metallurgy, Nickel, Copper, Metals--Refining, Mint of the United States, Metallurgy, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Precious metals--Assaying