Cyclopedia of painting : containing useful and valuable information on the following subjects : adulteration of paint, blistering of paint, brushes, calcimining, carriage painting, china painting, colors, color harmony, color mixing, color testing, exterior painting, gilding, graining, house painting, marbling, mildew, oils and driers, oil painting on glass, painting a bath tub, painting in distemper, paperhanger's tools, paperhanging, pigments, plain oil painting, primary colors, priming, scenic painting, sign painting, stains, staining, stencilling, turpentine, varnishes, varnishing, water color painting, when not to paint, practical points on painting, useful information (1908)
Armstrong, George D · Chicago : F.J. Drake · leaf 26
e are made of the bestwhite bristles, set with glue, doubled nailed, soft yet veryelastic, with chiseled points. They are considered the bestbrush made by many of the best varnishers. They are putup in sets from one inch in width to three inches. Thesebrushes, if used with care, will wear a long… … Fig. 4. Flat Varnjsh Brush. Flattened Round Tool. This is superior to the sash toolfor cleaning between the spokes, and for finishing aroundthe various parts of the gear. This brush is tin-bound, wellriveted, and the bristles are set in glue, which is insolublein turpentine and oil, and therefore…
