Cleaning Scarlet Cloth
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A brief 1872 household-hints item giving a recipe for "eau écarlate," a solution made from sal ammoniac, nitric acid, pure tin and water, used to revive faded scarlet cloth. It gives quantities and mixing order and notes that further dilution may be needed.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1872
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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