Encyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Processes

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Brown (Work for half an hour)

Work for half an hour in 8 ounces of bichromate of potassa; lift, and expose till cold; then work an hour in 2 pounds fustic, 4 ounces madder, 3 ounces cudbear, 4 ounces tartar, 2 ounces logwood; lift out and dry; or it may be washed before drying

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