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Sealing-Wax Varnish

For four gallon tin, 1 pound ground turmeric, 14 ounces powdered gamboge, 3½ ounces powdered gum-sandarach, 4 pound shellac, and 2 gallons spirits of wine. After being agitated, dissolved, and strained, add 1 pint of turpentine varnish, well mixed. 3050. Gold Colored Lacquer for fancy work, this has of late years been much used, and, if well applied and the wax good, will be a very good imitation of India japan.

The method of making the varnish or japan is very easy, being simply reducing the wax to a coarse powder, and pouring the best spirits of wine on it in a bottle, and letting it Watch Keys, Etc. Seed-lac, 6 ounces; gradually dissolve without heat, shaking the amber, 2 ounces; gamboge, 2 ounces; extract bottle occasionally till it is all dissolved. A of red sandal wood in water, 24 grains; dra- 2 ounce stick of the best wax will be enough gon's blood, 60 grains; oriental saffron, 36 for 1 pint of spirits. Much depends on the grains; pounded glass, 4 ounces; pure alcofor + pint of spirits. Much depends on the grains; pounded glass, 4 ounces; pure alcogoodness of the sealingwax, and the color of hol, 36 ounces.

the varnish may be varied by using different- boge, and dragon's blood must be pounded The seed-lac, amber, gamly colored wax. The finest vermilion seal- very fine on porphyry or clean marble, and ing-wax makes the best varnish, the other mixed with the pounded glass. Over this colors not flowing quite as well; white sealing-wax is very apt to clot when drying. As this varnish dries very quickly, it should not be made until it is wanted for use. mixture is poured the tincture formed by infusing the saffron and the extract of sandal wood in the alcohol for 24 hours. Metal articles that are to be covered with this varnish are heated, and, if they are of a kind to admit of it, are immersed in packets. The tint of the varnish may be varied in any degree re- Lacquers. Lacquers are used upon quired, by altering the proportions of the colpolished metals and wood to impart the oring quantities according to circumstances. appearance of gold. As they are wanted of 3051. Deep Gold Lacquer. Seed-lac, 3 different depths and shades of color, it is best ounces; turmeric, 1 ounce; dragon's blood, cohol, forty ounces.

LACQUERS. ounce; alcohol, 1 pint. Digest for a week, ounces; oriental saffron, 4 grains; seed-lac, frequently shaking, decant and filter. Deep 2 ounces; pounded glass, 6 ounces; pure al- cohol, forty ounces. The dragon's blood, gum pounded glass, 6 ounces; pure al- The dragon's blood, gum gold colored.