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My Grandmothers F: Sear Cloth
To Make Ink
To Paint Grates Black
Mr Balls Receipt for making black ink
In the [Annales] des [Cortes] J. is the following receipt for making a milk white paint
Water Proof . – The following is the Chinese method for rendering cloth water-proof:
An Important Improvement in Shoes and Boots from the London Chronicle
For keping Shoos Black
To Dy[e] a Good Red
To Dy [Dye] Blue