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of, 302, 303

uses of, 563

cold, bisulphite of sodium for. 28.

282

with paste, 272-275

compositions of paste for, 272, 274,
274

different processes of, 275
electro-, 287-308

concluding remarks, 352-5

leaf, 267, 268

liquid, 275

old, 340, 341

small articles, 275

various formulæ for immersion
283-287

without previous coating with

copper, 293

Similor, 556

Simplified galvanoplastic apparatus,

432-435

Siphon, 607, 608

Smee, early reference to electro-deposi-
tion by, 369, 370

on the electro-deposition of cal-
mium. 402

Smee's battery, 87-90

constitution and electromotive
force of, 83

Roseleur's modification of, 88-

90

simplicity of, construction of,
87

Sodium, bibasic phosphate of, 55, 386
tribasic phosphate of, 584, 585
Sodium, biborate, 569, 576

bicarbonate of, 568

bisulphite of, preparation of, for

silver, 280-282

phosphate of, 584, 585

pyrophosphate of, 585, 586
sulphide of, 593

sulphite and bisulphite of, 591, 592

varnish to prevent tarnishing, 616, Solution, electrotyping, 488

617

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Silvering, 264

antique, 340, 341

Solutions old, recovery of gold from,

410-412

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bath, adapted for set jewelry, Spencer's solution for the galvanic de-

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Statuary brass, 556

Steam power, small amount required to
run dynamo-electric-machines, 95
Stearic acid, 550, 551
Stearine, 550, 551

wax, and marine glue, moulding
with, 466, 467

Stearined objects, metallization of, 457
Steele's process for electro-tinning zinc,
iron, steel, copper, and brass, 156
Steel articles, cleansing for nickel-plat-
ing, 290

brassing bath for, 138
bronze, 534

cleansing, 66, 67

for plating, 295

color and lustre of, on brass, with
chloride of platinum, 576
coppering, 130
deposition of, 398*

gilding and silvering, without a
previous coating of copper, 67
pickle for cleansing, 66
polished gilding, 205

wire, depositing copper on, 620
Stein's formula for immersion silver-
ing, 286

Stereotyping, 495, 496
Stirring rods, 595, 596

Stockley, G. W., 106, 107
Stolba's process for nickel plating by
immersion, 393, 394
process of tinning, 163
Stoneware and porcelain, decoration of,
with metallo-chromes, 404
Stoppage of the current in a battery,
causes of, 80, 81
Stopping-off, 338

varnishes, 227, 228, 236, 237,
338-340

Striking solution of the Meriden Bri-

tannia Co., 297

silver, of the Wm. Rogers

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Sulphate of copper, 125, 588, 589

Sulphate-

(of protoxide) of iron, 589, 590
(of protoxide) of iron character-
istics, preparation and uses of,
589, 590

Sulphate of zinc, 590

accumulation of, in the bat-
tery, 81

characteristics and uses of,
590

Sulphide of ammonium, 592
Sulphides of calcium, potassium, and
sodium, 593

Sulphite of ammonium, characteristics,
preparation, and use of, 592
sodium, 591, 592

characteristics, and prepara-
tion of, 591, 592

Sulphuretted hydrogen, 551, 552
poisoning by, 614

Sulphuric acid, 553
Sulphurous acid, 552, 553
obtaining, 552, 553
Sulphur, use of, for casts, 468
Sulphydrate of ammonia, 592
Sulphydric acid, 551, 552

Surfaces, ornamenting plated, 340-348
Sweepings, utilization of, 416, 417
Switch, 109

automatic for regulating the cur-
rent, 109

or governor of the Weston machine,
108

Synonymy, chemical, 535–539

Tank for solutions of tin, 158, 159
Tanks for cold electro-brassing baths,
135, 136

for copper baths, 120-122
Tannic acid, 554

preparation of, 554

Tannin, 554

Tarnishing of silver and silver-plate,
varnish to prevent, 616, 617
Telegraphic Journal quoted, 99
Telescopic mirrors, 557

Temperature of the zinc bath for gal-

vanizing, 527

Terchloride of gold, 578-575

Terne plates, 519

Testing the working condition of a bat-

tery before using 80, 8.

characteristics and uses of, Tetra-chloride of platinum, 575-577

588

cheap to be avoided, 589
impure, testing, 588

solution, decomposition of,
without the aid of the bat-
tery, 588

the best preparation of, 589 |

Thermometer, 608

Thick metallic deposits, 423
Thin metallic deposits, 23

Thompson, J. B., claims for depositing
aluminium bronzes, 401

Time required for laying coat of silver,
302

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thin coating copper and brass with, Undercut patterns, 496, 497

152

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Ungilding solutions spent, utilization
of, 419

United States, large imports of tin
plates into, 519

Unwin, Mr.. process of preparing the
double salts of nickel and ammonia,
376, 377

Urquhart on the bright silvering pro-
cess, 306, 307

on the proportions of gold in gild-
ing solutions, 307

Urquhart's experiments with Bertrand's
process of deposition of alumi-
nium, 401

formulæ for simple immersion sil-

vering, 284, 285

process of tinning, 163

Useful notes and comments, 611-614
Utilization of spent acids, 417-419
of wastes, 416, 417

Van der Weyde, comparison between the
Gramme and Brush machines by,
105, 106

Varnish, coating substances to be me-
tallized with, 457

colored, 60

gold, 58-61

green gold, 60

orange-yellow and gold, 60
red gold, 60

to remove from articles, 61

Varnishes, composition of, 61

different shades of, 60

stopping-off, 227, 228, 236, 237,
338-340

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Walters's process of electro-bassing, 144 White and green gilding, 176, 177, 213,

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Winckler, Emil, procedure for electro- | Zinc, amalgamating, 64

brassing zinc, copper, iron, and
steel, 141

Winckler's cold electro-zincing bath,

396

electro-tinning bath, 157

Wine vinegar, 541

Wire cloth galvanizing, 529
fine, gilding, 330-536
gilt, drawing, 286

iron, or zinc, in coils, brassing,
131-133

old process of gilding, 230, 231
Wires, copper and brass, electro-brass-
ing, 181

Wiring in electrotyping, 485

Wm. Rogers Manufacturing Cor, amount

Wood, vinegar, 541

of silver deposited

on tableware by,

303

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bright silvering,
308

practice of deposit-
ing gold and silver
on iron and steel,
Britannia metal,
German silver, etc.
206
practice of, in pre-
paring articles for
plating with sil-
ver, 294-296
practice of, in silver
plating, 293-297
proportion of gold
used by, in gild-
ing solutions, 206,
207
silver-plating solu-
tion, 297
silver-striking solu-
tion, 296, 297

Wooden depositing vats, 436, 437
Wollaston's battery, constitution and
electro-motive force of, 83

Wright, John, early experiments of, in
electro-metallurgy, 20
Wrought iron, cleansing, 65

pickle for cleansing, 66

Yellow ormolu, 609

prussiate of potassium, 581, 582
tombac, 558

and iron, alloy of, forming in the

galvanizing bath, 529
galvanic action of, 524

articles, brassing, 146

coppering, 146

free from oxide before tinning,
153

bath for galvanizing, temperature
of, 527

brassing bath for, 138
bronzing on, 532, 533
butter of, 577
chloride of, 577
cleansing, 62-64

coating iron with, 526
copper baths for, 120
cyanide of, 582

dead gilding, 244-251
dead lustre on, 63

on, removing, 63, 64

deposition of, 395-498

electro-, 395-397

excellent protection for iron when
exposed to the weather, 524
formula for the deposition of cop-
per on, 129
galvanizing by immersion in mol
ten, 523-531
hydrochlorate or muriate of, 577
hydrocyanate of, 582
importance of, to the electro-plater.

62

lead, tin, and iron, unsatisfactory
for platinizing, 357
mixtures for cleansing, 63
permanent brassing of, 140
prussiate of, 582

rebrassing and recoppering, 64
solution for gilding, 183
stripping the cupreous coating on.
64

sulphate of, 590

of accumulation of, in the bat
tery, 81

the metals with which it is com
monly coated, 63
tinning, 156, 162, 163

by simple immersion, 151, 152
various uses of, 62

wares, tinning by simple immer
sion, 152, 153

Zincing by contact with another metal.

897, 398

Zincs in batteries, removing, 84

THE END.

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