Diamond polishing by hand in the 19th century


Illustration by Jules Férat (1829-1906) from Wonderland or Curiosities of Nature and Art published in 1901. Stages in the diamond cutting process. Diamond Polishing, see also Diamond Cutting (search for MPK939) and Diamond Cleaving (search for MPK92J)


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