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TAXIDERMY AND MODELLING 



71.— Japan Modelling-Wax (M.B.) 

 Japan wax . . . . . 2 oz. 



Plaster of Paris . . . . • i )> 



Can be coloured by the addition of dry or tube-colours, 

 and the addition of plaster takes out the greasy nature, whilst 

 keeping the colour beautifully pure. It dries very hard, and, 

 for subjects where hardness is not desirable, may be replaced 

 by— 



72.— Japan Modelling-Wax (M.B.) 



Japan wax . . . . . 10 oz. 



Whiting . . . . . . 8 „ 



Madras white wax (common) . . . 4 ,, 



Tallow . . . . . . I „ 



Plaster of Paris ... . i „ 



Canada balsam . . . . ■ \ ^1 



This is rather soft and greasy, owing to the tallow and 

 balsam, but is sometimes useful for modelling under the skins 

 of mammals. It has also been used for modelling the long 

 stems of the Flowering Rush (p. 3 5 9). 



A soft bright wax, useful, when coloured pink, for making 

 up the mouths of mammals. 



74.— Japan Modelling-Wax (M.B.) 



