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CHAPTER I.--PAINTING--Tools used.
CHAPTER II.--BRUSHES.
CHAPTER III.--DRY COLORS--White Lead; Fine White; Lamp Black; Drop Black; Ivory Black; Prussian Blue; Ultramarine Green; Yellow; Vermilion; Brown; Lake; Carmine; Rose Pink; Whiting; Glue; Pumice Stone; Asphaltum.
CHAPTER IV.--LIQUIDS--Spirits of Turpentine; Oils; Varnishes; Furniture Varnish; Average Prices of Varnish; Sh.e.l.lac Varnish; j.a.pan Gold Size; Brown j.a.pan Size; Fat Oil Size; Quick Size; Asphaltum Size; Honey Size; Size for Gla.s.s.
CHAPTER V.--COLORS IN OIL--Tube Colors; Compound Colors.
CHAPTER VI.--Mixing Paint; White Paint; White for Inside Work; China Gla.s.s; Oil Color for Outside Work; Dead, or Flat Color; Colors Ground in Oil. PUTTY--Common Window Putty; Carriage Painters' Putty; Cementing Putty; Furniture Putty; Hardwood Putty; Putty for Plaster Work.
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