Encyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Processes

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Bottle Green (Work for an hour in a bath)

Work for an hour in a bath with 2 ounces bichromate of poa bath with 2 ounces bichromate of potassa and 4 ounces alum; lift out and expose to the air till cold; then work for an hour in a second bath with 3 pounds fustic, 14 pounds logwood ; wash out and dry. down. found in No. 94.

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