The Popular recreator. A key to in-door and out-door amusements .. (1873)
London, New York [etc.] Cassell, Petter & Galpin · leaf 155
c bat-tery forms part of the stock in trade of the professional coiner,and moulds made from new shillings and half-crowns mightlook a little suspicious. Before depositing a mould upon aplaster cast it must be saturated with melted wax, or the acidin the blue solution will soon destroy it. Pour the… … HE writer does not think itwell for beginners to com-mence boat-sailing in the opensea, as, owing to the mal demcr, to which the majority ofunlucky mortals are liable,they may lose time on thevery threshold of the subject;he has therefore chosen forthe first cruise an expanse oftidal water about…
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