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Fine Paste Blacking
Ivory- cence has ceased, more vinegar is poured in black, 28 pounds; molasses, 21 pounds; until the mixture is of a proper consistency. common oil, 1 quart; oil of vitriol, 3 pounds; This constitutes the liquid blacking of the sufficient water, as before.