Everybody's paint book : a complete guide to the art of outdoor and indoor painting : designed for the special use of those who wish to do their own work and consisting of practical lessons in plain painting, varnishing, polishing, staining, paper-hanging, kalsomining, etc. ... precise directions are given for mixing paints for all purposes (1902)
Gardner, F. B. (Franklin B.) · New York : M.T. Richardson · leaf 28
until hot, then smother the flame and work the pencil between the fingers, diiiping it frequently into the hot spirits, which will soften and remove the paint. To make a striping pencil shorter, without unfitting ii for its original use, take a piece of writing paper, about three-fourths of an inch… … Fig. 11. — Broad Striping Plncil. when you are done using in this form, remove the wrap¬ per and grease the pencil before putting it away, and it win be as good a striping pencil as ever. To make a broad stripe where the pencil is not large enough, tie two or three pencils together, using splints…
House painting · Painting, Industrial
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