American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volumen6Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 |
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... Gold , from the extreme beauty of its colour , and from the length of time dur- ing which it may be exposed to the action of the air without tarnishing , is perhaps the most valuable of all substances for the purpose of decoration ; but ...
... Gold , from the extreme beauty of its colour , and from the length of time dur- ing which it may be exposed to the action of the air without tarnishing , is perhaps the most valuable of all substances for the purpose of decoration ; but ...
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... GOLD ; but the other two substances being prepared by the gilder himself , may be with propriety described here . The amalgam of gold is made , by heating in a crucible some pure quicksilver ; and when it is nearly boiling , adding to ...
... GOLD ; but the other two substances being prepared by the gilder himself , may be with propriety described here . The amalgam of gold is made , by heating in a crucible some pure quicksilver ; and when it is nearly boiling , adding to ...
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... gold leaf without disturbing the rest . In a day or two the size will be completely dried , and the operation is finished . The advantages of this method of gilding are , that it is very simple , very durable , not readily injured by ...
... gold leaf without disturbing the rest . In a day or two the size will be completely dried , and the operation is finished . The advantages of this method of gilding are , that it is very simple , very durable , not readily injured by ...
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... gold and burnisher . If the varnish is very good , this is the best method of gilding glass , as the gold is thus fixed on more evenly than in any other way : it often happens , however , when the varnish is but indifferent , that by ...
... gold and burnisher . If the varnish is very good , this is the best method of gilding glass , as the gold is thus fixed on more evenly than in any other way : it often happens , however , when the varnish is but indifferent , that by ...
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... gold amalgam is now applied , and the rest of the process goes on as already described . By this method of proceeding , a given quantity of gold may be made to cover a larger surface than in any other way of gilding on metals ; five ...
... gold amalgam is now applied , and the rest of the process goes on as already described . By this method of proceeding , a given quantity of gold may be made to cover a larger surface than in any other way of gilding on metals ; five ...
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