At first they produced and sold gold and silver work, and later began to appraise gold and silver and undertook to hold them in safekeeping as requested by their clientele.
金銀鋪は元は金細工・銀細工などの製造販売を手がけていたが、後に顧客からの依頼を受けて金銀の鑑定や保管業務なども引き受けた。