Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Vol. 6 : A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People; Illustrated With Maps and Numerous Wood Engravings (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Vol. 6: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People; Illustrated With Maps and Numerous Wood Engravings

La'cquer is a varnish prepared for coating metal-work (see Lac), usually pohshed brass. The formula usually employed is, for gold colour alcohol, 2 gallons; powdered turmeric, 1 pound, macerate for a week, and then filter with a covered filter, to prevent waste from eva ration; to this add, of t e lightest-coloured sh -lac, 12 ounces; mboge, 4 ounces; -sandarach, 35 pounds.

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