1862 Bar Tender's Guide price $1.50 by Jerry Thomas

BOTTLE-WAXj SED.

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APPENDIX.

CONTAINING DIFFEBENT AETICLES USUALLY KEPT FOE USB IN LIQUOE STORES.

401. Bottle-wax, Black. 1 lb.ofrosin,white and transparent; meltitin a tin di.sb over a slowfii'e; add about^ an ounce of boiled linseed oil (varnish),so as when a drop is taken out on a cold stone it loses its brittleness; then add 1 oimce of lamp-black, stirred in unril all lumps are dissolved. 402. Bottle-wax, Grreen. 1 lb. of rosin, white and transparent; melt it in a tin dish over a slow fii'e; add about ^ an ounce of boiled lin seed oil (varnish), so as when a drop is taken out on a cold stone it loses its brittle quality; then mix in 4 ounces of chi'ome green, stirred until the lumps are dissolved. 1 lb. of rosin, white and transparent; melt it in a tin dish over a slow fire; add about ^ an ounce of boiled lin seed oil or varnish, so as when a drop is taken out on a cold stone it loses its brittle character; then mix in 4 ounces of chrome yellow, finely powdered; stir until all lumps are dissolved. 403. Bottle-wax, Yellow.

404. Bottle-wax, Red. 1 lb. of.rosin, white and transparent; melt it in a tin