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Chrome Dyes for Cotton Goods

The following recipes will serve to illustrate the use and value of chrome (bichromate of potassa) as a dyeing agent. The quantities given are for dyeing 10 pounds weight of cotton, and may be increased or diminished in proportion, according to the quantity of goods to be dyed.

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