Encyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Processes

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To Dissolve Copal in Spirit

Take the copal and expose it in a vessel formed like a cullender to the front of a fire, and receive the drops of melted gum in a basin of cold water; then dry them well in a temperature of about 95° Fahr. By treating copal in this way it acquires the property of dissolving in alcohol.

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