Decoration of Metal, Wood, Glass, Etc

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Excerpt from Decoration of Metal, Wood, Glass, Etc: A Book for Manufacturers, Mechanics, Painters, Decorators, and All Workmen in the Fancy TradesSize the surface to be bronzed with a suitable size, and when dry touch the prominent parts of the figure or ornament with the No. 1 bronze, and the remainder with No. 2, then soften down the lines of mixture, or contact of the two points, with a badger's hair brush.N o. 1.-grind equal parts of Dutch Metal and the following paint together and thin the mixture with a little oil of turpentine.No. 2. - Grind Prussian blue, verdigris and ochre, separately with oil, then mix them together in such proportions as will produce a green color.The above compound is what is known as a bronze paint! Instead of using No. 1 for touching up the prominent parts of the figure, Bessemer's gold paint can be employed, then cover the remainder of the figure as before with the paint No. 2.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.