Polishing Powder: Whiting Ground with Venetian Red (Henley, 1907)

A mild polishing powder for metal: fine levigated whiting ground together with Venetian red, 5 parts to 2 by weight. Source: Henley's Twentieth Century Book of Recipes (1907), p. 594, formula III. Picture: the book's recipe.

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Instructions

Grind together

Grind 5 lb fine levigated whiting and 2 lb Venetian red together.

Materials for this step:

Calcium Carbonate - Whiting5 lbs

Iron Oxide Pigment2 lb, Venetian red

Tools needed:

Mortar and Pestle

Materials

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Calcium Carbonate - Whiting
5 lbs
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Iron Oxide Pigment
2 lb, Venetian red
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Tools Required

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Mortar and Pestle
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Polishing Powder

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