Pigments, paint, and painting; a practical book for practical men (1893)
Terry, George · London, E. & F.N. Spon; New York, Spon & Chamberlain · leaf 34
ce of resinoas and tarry matters. The old-fashioned method of preparing lamp-black from the incomplete combustion of gas tar is conducted in an appa- ratus resembling that shown in Fig. 5. The furnace a, lined with fire-brick, contains a kettle 6, and is surmounted by a large thick cast-iron hood… … Fig. 5. — Apparatus for making Lamp-black. un condensed vapours into the atmosphere. In working, the furnace is first brought to a red heat, then the kettle &, charged with tar, is introduced. As a charge is finished, more tar is added, with occasional stirring, till the kettle becomes…
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