The painters' encyclopædia. Containing definitions of all important words in the art of plain and artistic painting, with details of practice in coach, carriage, railway car, house, sign and ornamental painting, including graining, marbling ... and valuable hints and helps in scene painting, porcelain painting, plain painting, distemper painting, and all work in which a brush, pencil or palette is used (1887)
Gardner, F. B. (Franklin B.) · New York, M.T. Richardson · leaf 73
FIG> 5.—The Ordinary Paint Brush, Four Naught Size. 1. By winding a strong cord around the bristlesto about the middle of the same, or, as far from theoriginal binding as desired. 2. By covering a por-tion of the bristles with leather stitched on tightly.3. By wrapping a piece of muslin around… … Fig. 6.—Badger-Hair Varnish Brush. the handle. 4. By using the patent metallic bandor binder, and by other means, the object beingto shorten the exposed bristles until the brush ispartly worn down, when the extra binding maybe removed. BRUSHES. 67 Badger-Hair Varnish Brush.—The badger-hairbrush is…
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