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Common Oil Varnish
Resin, 3 pounds; drying oil, 1/2 gallon; melt together, and add, when removed from the fire, 2 quarts warm oil of turpentine.
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Resin, 3 pounds; drying oil, 1/2 gallon; melt together, and add, when removed from the fire, 2 quarts warm oil of turpentine.