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Henley's Twentieth Century Formulas, Recipes and Processes · Gardner Dexter Hiscox — chapter 556 of 563 · ~739 words · public domain

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Tinning, 584 by Oxidation, 584 Tin Plating by Electric Bath, 575 of Lead, 589

Tinseled Letters, or Chinese Painting on Glass, 458

Tin Silver-Plating, 589 Solders, 665 Statuettes, Buttons, etc., 78 Varnishes, 727

Tipping Gold Pens, 383

Tire, 708 Cements, 23

Tissier’s Metal, 64

Tissue Paper, Paste for, 37

To Ascertain whether an Article is Nickeled, Tinned, or Silvered, 589 Attach Glass Labels to Bottles, 41 Gold Leaf Permanently, 474

Tobin Bronze, 61

To Blacken Aluminum, 81 Bleach Glue, 378

Tobacco Poison, 97

To Bronze Copper, 136 Burnish Gilt Work, 384 Caseharden Locally, 684 Cast Yellow Brass, 54 Cement Glass to Iron, 17 Clarify Liqueurs, 770 Solutions of Gelatin, Glues, etc., 370 Turbid Orange Flower Water, 512 Clean a Gas Stove, 202 Aluminum, 204 Articles of Nickel, 201 Brushes of Dry Paint, 188 Colored Leather, 186 Dull Gold, 204 Files, 205 Fire-gilt Articles, 185 Furs, 368 Gilt Frames, etc., 185 Gilt Objects, 203 Gold and Silver Lace, 193 Gummed Parts of Machinery, 203 Gummed-up Springs, 207 Jet Jewelry, 431 Lacquered Goods, 195 Linoleum, 206 Milk Glass, 209 Mirrors, 209 Oily Bottles, 210 Old Medals, 199 Painted Walls, 190 Paintings, 195 Petroleum Lamp Burners, 200 Playing Cards, 209 Polished Parts of Machines, 201 Quilts, 194 Silver Ornaments, 201 Skins Used for Polishing Purposes, 186 Soldered Watch Cases, 207 Sponges, 210 Store Windows, 209 Tarnished Zinc, 205 the Tops of Clocks in Repairing, 20 Very Soiled Hands, 185 Watch Chains, 206 Wool, 273 Zinc Articles, 203 Coat Brass Articles with Antimony Colors, 581 Color a Meerschaum Pipe, 469 Billiard Balls Red, 428 Bronze, 138 Butter, 359 Cheese, 359 Gold, 383 Iron Blue, 427 Ivory, 428 Conceal Soldering, 665 Copper Aluminum, 581 Copy Old Letters, etc., 223 Cut Castile Soap, 644 Glass, 371

To Cut Glass under Water, 372 Pottery, 164

Toddy, Hot Soda, 112

To Detect Artificial Vanillin in Vanilla Extracts, 713 the Presence of Aniline in a Pigment, 560 Tonka in Vanilla Extract, 714 Determine the Covering Power of Pigments, 560 Dissolve Copper from Gold Articles, 382

To Distinguish Cotton from Linen, 246 Genuine Diamonds, 260 Glue and Other Adhesives, 378 Iron from Steel, 427 Steel from Iron, 687 Do Away with Wiping Dishes, 399 Drain a Refrigerator, 616 Drill Optical Glass, 372 Dye Copper Parts Violet and Orange, 221 Cotton Dark Brown, 280 Feathers, 282 Felt Goods, 281 Silk a Delicate Greenish Yellow, 280 Silk Peacock Blue, 281 Stiffen, and Bleach Felt Hats, 273 Woolen Yarns, etc., Various Shades of Magenta, 280 Woolens with Blue de Lyons, 280 Eat Burning Coals, 612 Estimate Contents of a Circular Tank, 705 Extract Oil Spots from Finished Goods, 273 Shellac from Fur Hats, 394 Fasten Brass upon Glass, 17 Paper Tickets to Glass, 19 Rubber to Wood, 22 Fill Engraved Letters on Metal Signs, 457 Find the Number of Carats, 432 Fire Paper, etc., by Breathing on it, 611 Fix Alcoholic Lacquers on Metallic Surfaces, 440 Dyes, 274 Gold Letters, etc., upon Glass, 18 Paper upon Polished Metal, 37 Iron in Stone, 162 Fuse Gold Dust, 384 Give a Brown Color to Brass, 130 a Green Color to Gold Jewelry, 582 Brass a Golden Color, 577 Dark Inks a Bronze or Changeable Hue, 409 Grind Glass, 372 Harden a Hammer, 684 Hard-solder Parts Formerly Soldered with Tin Solder, 663 Impart the Aroma and Taste of Natural Butter to Margarine, 143 Improve Deadened Brass Parts 132 Increase the Toughness, Density, and Tenacity of Aluminum, 83

Toilet Creams, 235 Milks, 239 Powders, 242 Soap Powder, 652

Toilet Soaps, 650 Vinegars, 244 Waters, 244, 519

To Keep Files Clean, 339 Flaxseed Free from Bugs, 424 Flies from Fresh Paint, 501 Ice in Small Quantities, 402 India Ink Liquid, 407 Liquid Paint in Workable Condition, 501 Keep Machinery Bright, 624

Tolidol Developer, 52

To Loosen a Glass Stopper, 700 a Rusty Screw in a Watch Movement, 738

Tomato Bouillon Extract, 212

Tombac Volor on Brass, 130

To Make a Belt Pull, 106 a Clock Strike Correctly, 738 a Transparent Cement for Glass, 29 Cider, 180 Corks Impermeable and Acid-proof, 10 Fat Oil Gold Size, 382 Holes in Thin Glass, 372 Loose Nails in Walls Rigid, 399 or Enlarge a Dial Hole, 737 Plush Adhere to Metal, 590 Matt Gilt Articles, 432 Mend Grindstones, 386 Wedgwood Mortars, 29

Toning Baths, 540 for Silver Bromide Paper, 541 Black Inks, 409

Tonka Extract, 319 Its Detection in Vanilla Extracts, 714

Tool Lubricant, 461 Setting, 708

Tools, Rust Prevention, 625

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