mannheim gold
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
A sort of pinchbeck, made of copper, zinc, and tin, used for cheap jewellery and invented at Mannheim, Ger- many.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “mannheim gold” mean?
A sort of pinchbeck, made of copper, zinc, and tin, used for cheap jewellery and invented at Mannheim, Ger- many.
Is “mannheim gold” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.