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To Dye with Aniline Brown

Add a sufficient quantity of the dye, prepare according to the previous receipt, to the dye bath, and immerse the fabric. Wool possesses a very strong affinity for this color, and 10 mordant is required. A snuff brown, more or less deep, is produced.

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