What to do and how to do itFor those who paint, varnish, or kalsomine . [Trade Mark.]This brush is a modification of the original full-center brush, andby some considered an improvement. The plug, or section of theold-style paint-handle, driven into the center, acts on the principleof the wedge, and in the opposite direction from the wedges of thehandle and thus holds the handle and bristles within the ferrule,if possible, more securely. At the same time, the central spacebeing very small, the brush retains all, or nearly all, the advan-tages of the full-center brush. The Combination Patent Br
What to do and how to do itFor those who paint, varnish, or kalsomine . [Trade Mark.]This brush is a modification of the original full-center brush, andby some considered an improvement. The plug, or section of theold-style paint-handle, driven into the center, acts on the principleof the wedge, and in the opposite direction from the wedges of thehandle and thus holds the handle and bristles within the ferrule,if possible, more securely. At the same time, the central spacebeing very small, the brush retains all, or nearly all, the advan-tages of the full-center brush. The Combination Patent [Trade Mark.]This brush combines the wedge principle of the old-style paint- i6 business. Any one may be able to mix a little size with whiting,and daub it over a wall, but to have a correct formula for both sizeand kalsomine is a very different thing. My receipt is the resultof eighteen years experience, and can be depended upon. It is asfollows : To make size that will neither scale nor rub up under the kal-somine, take one pound of good bar soap, one pound of artists*white glue, and two pounds of pulveized alum ; dissolve the threeseparately, each in one quart of boiling water ; strain the soap andglue into a bucket, and add the alum slowly, so that it will noteffervesce too much ; then add one quart of clear cold water, andthe size is ready for use. This should size 500 feet of surface, ifput on properly. To make kalsomine, take 15 pounds of good Paris white, mix itup with lukewarm water, then add one-quarter pound artists whiteglue, dissolved in hot water ; strain through a fine
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