On a new Famish fur IVood. 130 



manufactory procured him the following recipe, and an ar- 

 ticle was produced by the use of it equal in quality to the 

 original : 



Take of linseed oil one pound and a half. 

 Amber, one pound. 

 Pulverized litharge, five ounces. 

 Pulverized minium (red lead) five ounces. 

 Pulverized white lead, five ounces. 



Boll the linseed oil in an unglazed vessel ; make a bag of 

 linen in which the litharge, minium, and white lead maybe 

 contained ; and suspend it, with its contents, in the vessel ; 

 takinsi care not to allow it to touch the bottom. Continue 

 the ebullition until the oil begins to become brown ; then 

 take out the bag with its ingredients and continue to boil 

 the oil, adding a clove of clean garlic ; and when this is 

 dried up put in another, and so on to the number of six or 

 seven. 



Then melt the amber in an unglazed earthen vessel in 

 the following manner, and when melted pour it into the 

 prepared linseed oil. 



Manner of melting the Amler. 



Take about two ounces of the linseed oil and add it to 

 the amber, and facilitate its melting by a strong fire : when 

 it is melted mix it with the rest of the linseed oil and boil the 

 whole two minutes ; then remove it and strain it through a 

 fine linen cloth ; and when it is cold put it into a bottle and 

 stop it well, in order to prevent it from drying up. 



Manner of using it. 



Take the article which you want to varnish, and polish it 

 well before applying the varnish, which is to be tlone in the 

 following manner: 



Take lamp black, the varnish thus prepared, and a little 

 essence of turpentine j mix them together, and with a pencil 

 lay a coating upon the piece which is to be varnished ; when 

 that coat is dry lay on others to the number of four j and 

 when these are dry also^ place the article in a stove or fur- 



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