Paul, Alexander, instructor in feather dyeing. [from old catalog], Frank, Morris, [from old catalog] ed · Philadelphia, Pa., Mrs. Dr. M. Frank · leaf 62
n luke warm water; or if old, dark, faded out colors,pass them through bleaching process of permanganateof potash; afterwards being careful to rinse all the acidout before entering bath. Prepare bath by diluting asmall handful of starch in about a gallon of luke warmwater, enter feathers and… … OSTRICH FEATHER DYEING. 35 until they have assumed a dark shade of pink ; then addto bath a few drops of diluted aniline brown and asmall pinch of copperas, and enter feathers, lettingthem remain a minute longer. Take feathers out, anddry in the usual way. If a very dark shade is wanted, a few…
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