404 XI. LIQUID COMPOUNDS— 



French polish. Shell lac 3 oz., mastich 1 oz., sandarac 1 oz., 

 S. V. R. 40 oz. ; dissolve in a gentle heat, making up the loss by 

 evaporation. 



. Crystal varnish. Gum. mastich 3 oz,, S. V. R. 1 pint. 



Manger's varnish. Spirit of wine 4 oz. meas., camphire 5ss, 

 white resin and oil of rosemary, of each 3j ; dissolve : both are 

 tised to fix pencil drawings. 



Silver icash. Gum. sandarac 1 oz., mastich half an oz., gum. 

 benzoin 5ij, S. V. R. half a pint. 



Indian varnish. Shell lac, seed lac, of each 5 oz., S. V. R, 

 2 pints ; dissolve with a gentle heat and strain. 



Hard spirit varnish. Seed lac, yellow resin, of each Iflb., 

 S. V. R. 2 gallons. 



Soft spirit varnish. Common resin 3lb., seed lac 12 oz., S. V. R, 

 '2 gallons. 



Soft brilliant varnish. Gum. sandarac 6 oz., gum. elemi 4 oz., 

 gum. anime 1 oz., camphor 3iv, S. V. R. 2 pints ; used upon wood 

 and pasteboard. 



Reddish varnish. Gum. sandarac 8 oz., laccse in tabulis 2 oz., 

 resinae nigr. 4 oz., tereb. Venet. 6 oz., S. V. R. 2 pints ; used upon 

 wood and metals. 



Lacquer, Seed lac, dragon's blood, annotto, gamboge ana 

 4 oz., saffron 1 oz., S. V. R. 10 pints. — 2. Turmeric lib., annotto 

 2 oz., shell lac, gum juniper, ana 12 oz., S. V. R. 12 oz. — 3. Seed 

 lac 3 oz., amber, gamboge ana 2 oz., extract of red sanders 5ss, 

 dragon's blood 5j, saffron 5ss, S. V. R. 2 pints 4 oz. — 4. Tur- 

 meric 5vj, saffron gr. xv, S. V. R. 1 pint 4 oz. : draw the tincture, 

 add gamboge 5vj, gum. sandarac, gum. elemi ana 2 oz., dragon's 

 blood, seed lac ana 1 oz. ; used upon metals and wood to give a 

 golden colour. 



• Red varnish. Sandarac 4 oz., seed lac 2 oz., mastich, choice 

 benjamin ana 1 oz., turpentine 2 oz., S. V. R. 2 pints ; used for 

 violins and cabinet work. 



Black varnish. Gum. sandarac 8 oz., resin fl. 4 oz., lamp black 



2 oz., S. V. R. 4 pints. — 2. Spir. of wine 1 pint, black sealing 

 wax sufl*. to colour it. 



Varnish for iron or ivood. Wood tar 1 gallon, spir. of wine 

 half a pint ; dissolve. 



White copal varnish. Spir. of wine half a pint, copal in powder 



3 oz., white resin half an oz. ; in another bottle put spir. of wine 

 three quarters of a pint, larch turp. 3 oz., head benzoin half an oz.; 

 in a third bottle put spir. of wine three quarters of a pint, sanda- 



