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Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets by Daniel Young
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5. TRANSFER PAINTING ON WOOD

By this you may transfer any picture you please from paper to a
cutter back, or any other substance you please. Give the board three
coats of white spirit varnish, receipt No. 4; damp the back of the
print with strong vinegar; give the front a very heavy coat of the
transfer varnish, receipt No. 3; then press it on the board, avoiding
creases; when perfectly dry and fast, rub the paper away; the print
is indelibly fixed; then varnish it over as you would any other
painting. This receipt has been commonly sold for $5.


6. ELECTRO GOLD PLATING--NEW METHOD

Take 100 grams of laminated gold, mixed with 20 grams of
hydrochloric acid; 10 grams of nitric acid; the liquid thus composed
is placed over a moderate fire, and stirred constantly until the
gold passes into the state of chlorine; it is then allowed to cool.
A second liquid is formed by dissolving 60 grams of cyanide of
potassium in 80 grams of distilled waters; the two liquids are
mixed together in a decanter and stirred for 20 minutes, and then
filtered. Finally 100 grams of whiting, dry and sifted, are mixed
with 5 grams of pulverised supertartrate of potass; this new
powder is dissolved in a portion of the above described liquid,
in sufficient quantity to form a paste of the proper consistency
to be spread with a pencil on the article or part to be gilded.
The superabundant powder is then removed by washing and the article
is beautifully gilded with a heavy or light coat, according to the
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