Best brass for jewellery?

[Bill.Tokyo]

Pinchbeck has been mentioned. Its a brass alloy very similar to gold in appearance. I think there are still some American manufacturers of this alloy. There’s also a Gnoskin discussion of it

Pinchbeck alloy

During the turn of the century (or maybe a littler earlier I think) there was a fake gold made called Pinchebeck, consisting of 17% zinc and the rest copper. The examples of jewelry made with this alloy really look like gold. So I tried to make some to see if I could. Well, the zinc pretty much boiled off after adding it to the copper and all I got was nicely de-oxed copper for the most part. I wonder if anyone has ever made this stuff and any tips you could give if its possible to make i…