Household Items
Item set
Title
Household Items
Rights
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Public domain. There are no known restrictions.
Date
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1694/1795
Description
General goods and tips for keeping a home in order
Publisher
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George Mason University Libraries
Source
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Elizabeth Fairfax cookbook, Collection #C0202, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Items
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My Grandmothers F: Sear Cloth
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To Make Ink
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To Paint Grates Black
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Mr Balls Receipt for making black ink
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In the [Annales] des [Cortes] J. is the following receipt for making a milk white paint
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Water Proof . – The following is the Chinese method for rendering cloth water-proof:
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An Important Improvement in Shoes and Boots from the London Chronicle
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For keping Shoos Black
A recipe for making shoe black (keeping shoes black). -
To Dy[e] a Good Red
This recipe gives instructions for creating a red dye for wool, using brazilwood. -
To Dy [Dye] Blue
This recipe gives instructions for creating a blue dye for wool, using logwood and verdigris.