“White Gold” and Platinum
Platinum has slowly but steadily been ousting gold as the material for wedding rings in Britain. Its only drawback has been the expense—it is more costly than gold. Now, however, a new material, “white gold,” which looks just like platinum, but can he H'.rht at one-third the price, is making its appearance. It is obtained by addi: g alloys to ordinary gold. Apart from the weight, most people would have difficulty in tolling “white gold” from platinum. The latter is one of the heaviest of metals. The story is told of a man who saw a rather discoloured paper-weight at an auction, lie picked it up, was surprised at its weight, and bid for it. It was knocked down to him for a shilling or so. He then had it examined and found — as he had expected from the weight—that it. was platinum. The deal increased his bank balance by a good few pounds.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 71, Issue 291, 8 December 1928, Page 14 (Supplement)
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