The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... heat . 2. If the work be of considerable size , it is al- ways counter - enamelled , if possible ; that is to say , an enamel is applied on the back surface , in order to counteract the effect which the other coating of glass might pro ...
... heat . 2. If the work be of considerable size , it is al- ways counter - enamelled , if possible ; that is to say , an enamel is applied on the back surface , in order to counteract the effect which the other coating of glass might pro ...
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... heat or transition from heat to cold , appears a de- sirable object ; and many experiments have been made on the subject by Mr. Soen Rinman of the Royal Academy of Stockholm . The following compositions he found answer very well on ...
... heat or transition from heat to cold , appears a de- sirable object ; and many experiments have been made on the subject by Mr. Soen Rinman of the Royal Academy of Stockholm . The following compositions he found answer very well on ...
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... heat as that for baking the porcelain , are laid on the general surface . They are much less numerous . The colours for painting are made up very nearly of the same materials as those for tender porcelain ; they only contain more flux ...
... heat as that for baking the porcelain , are laid on the general surface . They are much less numerous . The colours for painting are made up very nearly of the same materials as those for tender porcelain ; they only contain more flux ...
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... heat are made with the oxides of cobalt and nickel , but it is only a brownish green . The bluish greens , named sky - blue , for- merly a colour very much in esteem , can only be used on tender porcelain ; they always scale off from ...
... heat are made with the oxides of cobalt and nickel , but it is only a brownish green . The bluish greens , named sky - blue , for- merly a colour very much in esteem , can only be used on tender porcelain ; they always scale off from ...
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... heat it when too hard on the end of a red hot poker , till it assumes a straw colour , and then cool it in oil ; if held too long , it will become blue , soft , and useless , till the process of tem- pering the steel is renewed . As it ...
... heat it when too hard on the end of a red hot poker , till it assumes a straw colour , and then cool it in oil ; if held too long , it will become blue , soft , and useless , till the process of tem- pering the steel is renewed . As it ...
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