134.29 Testing of silver articles.
(1) In any test to determine the fineness of any silver article mentioned in ss. 134.26 to 134.28, according to the standards contained in ss. 134.26 to 134.28, the part of the article taken for the test shall not contain or have attached to it any solder or alloy of inferior metal used for brazing or uniting the parts of the article.
(2) Notwithstanding sub. (1) and ss. 134.26 to 134.28, the actual fineness of the entire quantity of metal purporting to be silver contained in any article mentioned in ss. 134.26 to 134.28, including all solder or alloy of inferior fineness used for brazing or uniting the parts of the article, shall not be less by more than ten one-thousandths parts than the fineness marked on the article, according to the standards contained in ss. 134.26 to 134.28. In determining the fineness of metal for purposes of this subsection, the silver, alloy or solder being tested shall be tested as one piece.
History: 1997 a. 254.