. American forest trees, by Henry H. Gibson;. Trees; Timber. 304 American Forest Trees food they imbibe from pin oak. The primitive school teachers three or four generations ago turned these oak galls to account. They are rich in tannin, and were employed in manufacturing the local ink supply. The teachers were the ink makers as well as the pen cutters when the pens were whittled from quills. The process of making the ink was simple. The galls were soaked in a kettle of water and nails. The iron acted on the tannin and produced the desired blackness, but if special luster was desired, it was f
. American forest trees, by Henry H. Gibson;. Trees; Timber. 304 American Forest Trees food they imbibe from pin oak. The primitive school teachers three or four generations ago turned these oak galls to account. They are rich in tannin, and were employed in manufacturing the local ink supply. The teachers were the ink makers as well as the pen cutters when the pens were whittled from quills. The process of making the ink was simple. The galls were soaked in a kettle of water and nails. The iron acted on the tannin and produced the desired blackness, but if special luster was desired, it was furnished by adding the fruit of the wild green- brier (Smilax rotundifolia), which grew abundantly in the woods. It was well that steel pens were not then in use. for the school- master's oak ink would have eaten up such a pen in a single Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gibson, Henry H. , 1855-; Maxwell, Hu, 1860-1927. Chicago : Hardwood record
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