[f. Tutin, name of the inventor or maker.] An earlier name for Britannia-metal.
1790. Richardson, Chem. Princ. Metallic Arts, 168. Tutania—8 oz brass; 2 lbs regulus of antimony, and 7 oz tin.
1825. J. Nicholson, Operat. Mechanic, 708. Tutania, or Britannia Metal…. 4 oz. of plate brass, and 4 oz. of tin; when in fusion, add 4 oz. of bismuth, and 4 oz. of regulus of antimony.
1842. G. Francis, Dict. Arts, etc., Tutania, or Britannia Metal.… For the German tutania take 2 drachms of copper, 1 ounce regulus of antimony, and 12 ounces of tin.
1875. Knight, Dict. Mech., Spanish Tutania, an alloy composed of 24 parts tin, 2 antimony, and 1 steel.
