Burma . rch over to thespot where the toe-post of the Indian patten is set. Tanned leather slippersof European shape made by Chinese are now ousting the Burman sandal andwood patten. Most of the well-known metals are found in Burma. Before the importationof pig, bar, and sheet metals, and of metal manufactures from the West began,Lawd settlers from Zimme (Chiengmai, Tyin-mai) practised the smelting ofiron, copper, tin, zinc, and lead. Theseindustries have disappeared. Metalgoods used to come in from the ShanStates-and China, but the principalmanufacture was carried on by Bur-mans and Taliings.
Burma . rch over to thespot where the toe-post of the Indian patten is set. Tanned leather slippersof European shape made by Chinese are now ousting the Burman sandal andwood patten. Most of the well-known metals are found in Burma. Before the importationof pig, bar, and sheet metals, and of metal manufactures from the West began,Lawd settlers from Zimme (Chiengmai, Tyin-mai) practised the smelting ofiron, copper, tin, zinc, and lead. Theseindustries have disappeared. Metalgoods used to come in from the ShanStates-and China, but the principalmanufacture was carried on by Bur-mans and Taliings. Even at present,the only heavy metal goods importedare iron cauldrons, anvils, sledge-ham-mers, and vices—besides , files, chisels, augers, hinges andlocks, nails and screws, dies and taps,pocket-knives and fancy metal goods,are imported. Bells for the templeprecincts were, until recently, the , ^ ? 224. ETCHED DESIGN ON LACQUER (HNQEP- heaviest castings made, but of late a pyittaunq).. I04 BURMA rivalry has sprung up between the towns in casting large images. For the bestbells, a bronze consisting of four parts copper to two of tin is used. The alloyis enriched—as they fancy—by pious donors who cast silver into the melting-pot. Ordinary bells are made of brass ; images also are cast in brass. The J y ---C /*r , * »» v, ^ ? ;?1 % •? £i J MB % ^ i- ? «S- ^^K^HKkl) |t^?^| r^t^ m --i^^M ?„.. ~=^».j y: „^^
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