A practical treatise on the manufacture of soap and candles .. (1888)
Brannt, William T. (William Theodore), b. 1844, Deite, C. (Carl), 1838-1921, Engelhardt, Alwin, Schaedler, Karl, 1843-1891 · Philadelphia, H. C. Baird & co.; [etc., etc.] · leaf 286
h one end of a long steel wireattached at each end to a wooden handle. Place the wire againstthe first line marked on end of block of soap, and pull the wirehorizontally through the soap to the other end, one man walking MACHINES AND UTENSILS. 267 on each side of the block. In the same manner… … horizontally along the base board for 16 to 18 inches, and thenvertically upward. In this manner cut the long slabs into shortslabs of such length that they will pass through the iron framesand can be easily handled. Place as many slabs as a man can conveniently push on thebed-plate to the extreme…
Soap · Candles · Decorative arts
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