The Canary Book: Containing Full Directions for the Breeding, Rearing, and Management of Canaries and Canary Mules; Cage Making, &c.; Formation of Canary Societies; Exhibition Canaries, Their Points, and how to Breed and Exhibit Them; and All Other Matters Connected with this Fancy ... |
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... cross - bars and you can handle a soldering- iron , solder the wires instead of binding ; it makes a far stronger job and looks much neater and better , but it is a somewhat difficult operation for a beginner . Before commencing to wire ...
... cross - bars and you can handle a soldering- iron , solder the wires instead of binding ; it makes a far stronger job and looks much neater and better , but it is a somewhat difficult operation for a beginner . Before commencing to wire ...
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... cross - bars , you must put a few drops of muriatic acid , to which a small piece of zinc has been added , upon that portion of the wires where the union or joint is to be made ; resin , finely powdered , and which is generally used for ...
... cross - bars , you must put a few drops of muriatic acid , to which a small piece of zinc has been added , upon that portion of the wires where the union or joint is to be made ; resin , finely powdered , and which is generally used for ...
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... cross - bars use No. 13 , and bind them with tin , brass , or copper binding - wire that is , wire as fine as thread ; copper binding is more durable , and does not cost more than the brass ; it is about 2s . per pound . For No. 13 wire ...
... cross - bars use No. 13 , and bind them with tin , brass , or copper binding - wire that is , wire as fine as thread ; copper binding is more durable , and does not cost more than the brass ; it is about 2s . per pound . For No. 13 wire ...
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... cross- bars in this cage are made of mahogany , the same as the front , and are three - eighths - of - an - inch in thickness . The sliding doors at the ends of the cage are useful for running the birds out into show - cages . The doors ...
... cross- bars in this cage are made of mahogany , the same as the front , and are three - eighths - of - an - inch in thickness . The sliding doors at the ends of the cage are useful for running the birds out into show - cages . The doors ...
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... cross- bar , insert a piece of stout wire into the end of each perch , about 1 in . , allowing it to project about three - eighths - of - an- inch , and fix it into the back of the cage in a straight line ; cut away a portion of the ...
... cross- bar , insert a piece of stout wire into the end of each perch , about 1 in . , allowing it to project about three - eighths - of - an- inch , and fix it into the back of the cage in a straight line ; cut away a portion of the ...
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Page 432 - Bookbinding for Amateurs: Being descriptions of the various Tools and Appliances Required, and Minute Instructions for their Effective Use. By WJE CRANE. Illustrated with 156 Engravings. In cloth gilt, price 2/6, by post 2/9. Breeders' and Exhibitors' Record, for the Registration of Particulars concerning Pedigree Stock of every Description.
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