Few old finds not sure of applications

[theekman]

Picked up both items for $5 even though i have no clue about them, any help would be appreciated.

The first is silver powder from crayola which is actually a mess, but what would it be used for?

The other is some roman gold all in original packaging, i think its used for touching up items? Im not sure. From the patent dates on the paperwork inside its at least 100 years old. Anyway figured what the hay for $5.

 

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[SDIceMan]

Interesting finds. The Hasburg's Phoenix Roman Gold is paint most often used for painting the fine gold detailing on china. I found an old advertisement on the bottom left of this page. I suspect the silver powder may be mixed with water for a similar application, but I'm not sure.

 

[2Minnesota]

This text was found in the following link... I just photographed the text about Hasburg gold. I wonder if it's real gold?!?! Do you have acid to test a tiny bit?


The link to the text

https://archive.org/stream/chinapaintingap00mclagoog/chinapaintingap00mclagoog_djvu.txt

 

[theekman]

I do have an acid kit, but i dont want to open it up to find out. Its kind of cool its still sealed after all this time

 

[2Minnesota]

Maybe you can find more info out there on the web to tell what it is for sure. I would be hesitant to open it as well.

 

[Butter Hat]

The Crayola powder was probably used as a coloring agent for their crayons. Cool find...wonder what the market for these would be?