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Tough Amber Varnish

Amber, 1 pound; melt, add Scio turpentine, pound; transparent white resin, 2 ounces; hot linseed oil, 1 pint; and afterwards sufficient oil of turpentine as above. Very tough. stringy, then add dried copperas and litharge, 2883. Hard Amber Varnish. Melted of each 1/4 pound; boil as before directed, thin amber, 4 ounces; hot boiled oil, 1 quart; as with oil of turpentine, 5½ gallons; mix while before. hot with the following varnish, and immedi- 2884. Very Pale Amber Varnish. Very pale and transparent amber, 4 ounces; clarified linseed oil and oil of turpentine, of each 1 pint; as before. Amber varnish is suited for all purposes where a very hard and durable oil varnish is required. The paler ately strain the mixture into a covered vessel:

Gum anime, 8 pounds; clarified linseed oil, 2½ gallons; dried sugar of lead and litharge, of each pound; boil as before, thin with oil of turpentine, 54 gallons, and mix it while hot with the last varnish as above directed. kind is superior to copal varnish, and is often Dries in 4 hours in summer and 6 in winter. mixed with the latter to increase its hardness Used for the wheels, springs, and carriage and durability. parts of coaches and other vehicles, and by