The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... covered by a trans- parent vitreous coating . A method of taking off the enamel from any toy without injuring the metallic part , is often a desirable object . For this pur- pose a mixture of common salt , nitre , and alum in powder ...
... covered by a trans- parent vitreous coating . A method of taking off the enamel from any toy without injuring the metallic part , is often a desirable object . For this pur- pose a mixture of common salt , nitre , and alum in powder ...
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... covered equally and thin , and suffered to cool ; the drawing is then copied in outlines with a black - lead pencil on paper , which is laid with the pen- cilled side upon the wax , and the back rub- bed gently with the burnisher ...
... covered equally and thin , and suffered to cool ; the drawing is then copied in outlines with a black - lead pencil on paper , which is laid with the pen- cilled side upon the wax , and the back rub- bed gently with the burnisher ...
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... covered with ink and printed , would present a perfectly black impression upon the paper . To transfer the design to be scraped , it is usual to rub the rough side of the plate with a rag dipped into the scrapings of black chalk , or to ...
... covered with ink and printed , would present a perfectly black impression upon the paper . To transfer the design to be scraped , it is usual to rub the rough side of the plate with a rag dipped into the scrapings of black chalk , or to ...
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... covered with emery mixed with water , is preferred for the cut- ting of emeralds , amethysts , hyacinths , agates , granites , & c . & c . and they are polished on a pewter wheel with tripoli ; opal , lapis lazuli , & c . are polished ...
... covered with emery mixed with water , is preferred for the cut- ting of emeralds , amethysts , hyacinths , agates , granites , & c . & c . and they are polished on a pewter wheel with tripoli ; opal , lapis lazuli , & c . are polished ...
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... covered ; if the plate is considerably heated , the ground will spread with more facility over the various interrupted surfaces . Carelessness or inattention will instantly ruin this pro- cess , and the whole of the plate : a border of ...
... covered ; if the plate is considerably heated , the ground will spread with more facility over the various interrupted surfaces . Carelessness or inattention will instantly ruin this pro- cess , and the whole of the plate : a border of ...
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