The industrial and artistic technology of paint and varnish (1917)
Sabin, Alvah Horton, 1851-1940 · New York, J. Wiley & Sons, Inc.; [etc., etc.] · leaf 130
coke is the fuel used under the vamish-kettles, no other fuel having been found which so well satisfies the requirements. It was originally the custom to melt the resin in small quan- tities; in fact the business was formerly a small business, but a good many years ago the American practice was to… … Vaenish-kettle and Truck. Vamish-kettle. — For this purpose the kettle (see illustration) is, when new, about 36 inches in height and also in diameter, and weighs when new about 130 pounds. The bottom, which is riveted on, is the part which gives out first. Then the strip containing the rivet-holes…
Paint · Varnish and varnishing
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