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Binders' Thread Marble

Yellow the edge; when dry, cut, pieces of thick thread over the edge, which will fall on different parts irregularly; give it a fine dark sprin- 3110. Yellow Egyptian Marble for Leather Book-Covers. Boil quercitron kle, and shake off the thread. This produces bark with water and a little powdered alum, a neat marbled appearance. 3115. Rice Marble, for Leather 3124. Spotted Marble for Books. Book Covers. Color the cover with spirits After the fore-edge of the book is cut, let it of wine and turmeric, then place on rice in a remain in the press, and throw on linseeds in regular manner; throw on a very fine sprinkle a regular manner; sprinkle the edge with any of copperas water till the cover is nearly dark color, till the white paper is covered, black, and let it remain till dry. The cover then shake off the seeds. Various colors may may be spotted with the red liquid or potash be used. The edge may be colored with water, very freely, before the rice is thrown yellow or red before throwing on the seeds of the boards. 3116. Orange Color for Marbling or Sprinkling Books. Ground Brazil wood, 16 parts; annotto, 4 parts; alum, sugar, and gun-arabic, each 1 part; water, 70 parts. Boil, strain, and bottle. and sprinkling with blue. The seeds will make a fine fancy edge when placed very thick on different parts, with a few slightly thrown on the spaces between.

3125. Brown Sprinkle for Leather Book-Covers. Pearlash or potash, 1 part; 3117. Tree Marble, for Leather soft water, 4 parts. Dissolve and strain. Book -Covers. A marble in the form of 3126. Red Sprinkle for Binders. trees may be done by bending the boards a Brazil wood (ground), 4 parts; alum, 1 part; little on the centre, using the same method vinegar, 4 parts; water, 4 parts. Boil until as the common marble, having the cover pre- reduced to 7 parts, then add a small quantity riously prepared. The end of a candle may of loaf-sugar and gum. Bottle for use. be rubbed on different parts of the boards, 3127. Black Sprinkle for Leather which will form knots.

Book-Covers. Green copperas, 1 part; soft 3118. Vinegar Black for Book- water, hot, 6 parts. Dissolve. binders. Steep iron filings or rusty iron in good vinegar for two or three days, then strain off the liquor.