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A goldsmith is a metalworker who specializes in working with gold and other precious metals. Modern goldsmiths mainly specialize in jewelry-making but historically, they have also made silverware , platters , goblets , decorative and serviceable utensils, and ceremonial or religious items.
The Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) was founded in Chicago in 1969. [2] It was formed after an initial meeting in 1968 of Robert Ebendorf, Phillip Fike, [3] Hero Kielman, [4] L. Brent Kington, [5] Stanley Lechtzin., [6] Kurt Matzdorf, [7] Ronald Hayes Pearson, [8] and Olaf Skoogfors. [9]
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A goldsmith works with gold. A gunsmith builds and repairs firearms. An armourer working in an armoury maintaining and repairing small weapons traditionally had some duties of a gunsmith. A locksmith works with locks. A silversmith, or brightsmith, works with silver. [4] A swordsmith is a bladesmith who forges only swords.
Gem-A emerged from an Education Committee set up by The National Association of Goldsmiths (NAG) in 1908. [1] As the study of gemmology grew in popularity, NAG established the Gemmological Association as an independent branch in October 1931, under the successive presidencies of Henry Miers, William Bragg and Herbert Smith.
In the ancient Near East (as holds true today), the value of silver was lower than the value of gold, allowing a silversmith to produce objects and store them as stock. Historian Jack Ogden states that, according to an edict written by Diocletian in 301 A.D., a silversmith was able to charge 75, 100, 150, 200, 250, or 300 denarii per Roman ...