The industrial and artistic technology of paint and varnish (1904)
Sabin, Alvah Horton, 1851-1940 · New York : J. Wiley & Sons · leaf 85
coke is the fuel used under the varnish-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… … Varnish-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 is cut off and a new…
Paint · Painting, Industrial · Varnish and varnishing
Internet Archive · Getty Research Institute · Public domain (published before 1931). Free to use for anything.
