[a. Ger. talmi-gold, a fancy designation for trade purposes.] An alloy of copper, zinc, and tin, plated with gold, used for cheap jewelery.
(See Monatsblatt des Gewerbe-Vereins für Hannover, July–Aug., 1863, Deutsche Industrie-Zeitung, 28 Sept., 1871.)
1868. Watts, Dict. Chem., V. 657. Talmi gold, an alloy used for the manufacture of trinkets, contains … 86–4 per cent. copper, 12.2 zinc, 1.1 tin, and 0.3 iron.
1890. A. H. Hiorns, Mixed Metals, 109 § 31. Talmi or Talmi Gold.—Also termed Abyssinian gold.
