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The practical ostrich feather dyer (1888)

Paul, Alexander, instructor in feather dyeing. [from old catalog], Frank, Morris, [from old catalog] ed · Philadelphia, Pa., Mrs. Dr. M. Frank · leaf 102

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se the temperature of your bath by adding hotwater, and allow your feathers to remain in bath aboutone minute; then take them out and add a couple ofdrops of diluted aniline brown; re-enter feathers andlet them remain in bath about one minute longer; thensqueeze out and dry as usual. If your shade… … OSTRICH FEATHER DYEING. 05 a teaspoonful of oxalic acid, and pass feathers throughfor a few seconds and rinse off in luke water water.Prepare a fresh bath and enter your feathers, as per re-cipe; or, if wanted a very bright shade, wash off withsoap and hot water, and rinse thoroughly in hot…

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