American horological journal, devoted to practical horology (1869)
Miller, George B · New York, G. B. Miller · leaf 247
s necessary, because, if theywere drawn down by the plate itself, theywould be more or less crushed over upon theflat edges, making an imperfect surface—notcompact and solid which, in the many subse-quent uses, would rough and splinter up ina very objectionable manner. All wire smallerthan heavy… … constructed that the harder the draw, thetighter they hold on. Frequent annealing will be found necessaryin wire drawing, and the wire must be lubri-cated as it passes through the plate ; beeswaxis most commonly used for this purpose, althoughsoap, tallow, or almost any tough unguent willanswer;…
Clocks and watches
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