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Antique Bronze
Rub the medal Antique Bronze. Rub the medal in 1 pint vinegar, and dilute the mixture then dry. This produces the appearance of with water until it tastes but slightly metallic, antique bronze very exactly. when it must be boiled for a few minutes, 3790. Bronzing Liquids for Tin Castand filtered for use. Copper medals, & c., pre-ings. Wash them over, after being well viously thoroughly cleaned from grease and cleaned and wiped, with a solution of 1 part dirt, are to be steeped in the liquor at the boiling point, until the desired effect is produced. Care must be taken not to keep them in the solution too long. When taken out, they should be carefully washed in hot water, and well dried. Gives an antique appearance. 3784. Το Bronze Brass Orange, sulphate of iron, and 1 part sulphate of copper, in 20 parts water; afterwards with a solution of 4 parts verdigris in 11 of distilled vinegar; leave for an hour to dry, and then polish with a soft brush and crocus.
Iron castings may be bronzed by thorough