British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 5Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1819 |
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... surface , in order to counteract the ef- fect which the other coating of glass might produce on the soft metal , when it came to contract by cooling . The enameller's furnace is square , and built of bricks , bedded in an earth pro- per ...
... surface , in order to counteract the ef- fect which the other coating of glass might produce on the soft metal , when it came to contract by cooling . The enameller's furnace is square , and built of bricks , bedded in an earth pro- per ...
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... surface to the enamel , which , though polished by the fire , is neverthe- less irregular . This is done with a fine grained Lancashire file and water . the file wears smooth , sand is used . Much precaution and address are requir- ed ...
... surface to the enamel , which , though polished by the fire , is neverthe- less irregular . This is done with a fine grained Lancashire file and water . the file wears smooth , sand is used . Much precaution and address are requir- ed ...
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... surface . They are much less numerous . rax . The colours for painting are made up very nearly of the same materials as those for tender porcelain ; they only contain more flux . This flux is composed of the glass of lead ( called ...
... surface . They are much less numerous . rax . The colours for painting are made up very nearly of the same materials as those for tender porcelain ; they only contain more flux . This flux is composed of the glass of lead ( called ...
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... surface , are fused by the same fire as bakes the por- celain . These colours are but few , be- cause there are few metallic oxides that can support such a fire without being vo- latilized or discoloured . Their solvent is the feldspar ...
... surface , are fused by the same fire as bakes the por- celain . These colours are but few , be- cause there are few metallic oxides that can support such a fire without being vo- latilized or discoloured . Their solvent is the feldspar ...
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... surface of the metal . In order to this they provide a number of fine steel blocks , or puncheons , of divers sizes ; and the design being drawn on the surface of the metal , they apply the inside upon the beads or tops of these blocks ...
... surface of the metal . In order to this they provide a number of fine steel blocks , or puncheons , of divers sizes ; and the design being drawn on the surface of the metal , they apply the inside upon the beads or tops of these blocks ...
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