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Robert Kemp Philp
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412.
For
Cleaning
Brasses
belonging
to
mahogany
furniture,
use
either
powdered
whiting
or
scraped
rotten-stone,
mixed
with
sweet
oil
and
rubbed
on
with
chamois
leather.
413.
Brasses,
Britannia
Metal,
Tins,
Coppers,
&c.,
may
be
cleaned
with
a
mixture
of
rotten-stone,
soft
soap,
and
oil
of
turpentine,
mixed
to
the
consistency
of
stiff
putty.
The
stone
should
be
powdered
very
fine
and
sifted.
The
articles
should
first
be
washed
with
hot
water,
to
remove
grease;
then
a
little
of
the
above
mixture,
mixed
with
water,
should
be
rubbed
over
the
metal;
then
rub
off
briskly
with
dry,
clean
rag
or
leather,
and
a
beautiful
polish
will
be
obtained.
414.
To
preserve
Steel
Goods
from
Rust.
After
bright
grates
have
been
thoroughly
cleaned,
they
should
be
dusted
over
with
unslacked
lime,
and
thus
left
until
wanted.
Coils
of
piano
wires,
thus
sprinkled,
will
keep
from
rust
for
many
years.
Table-knives
which
are
not
in
constant
use
ought
to
be
put
in
a
case
in
which
sifted
quicklime
is
placed,
about
eight
inches
deep.
They
should
be
plunged
to
the
top
of
the
blades,
but
the
lime
should
not
touch
the
handles.
415.
To
keep
Iron
and
Steel
Goods
from
Rust.
Dissolve
half
an
ounce
of
camphor
in
one
pound
of
hog's
lard;
take
off
the
scum:
mix
as
much
black
lead
as
will
give
the
mixture
an
iron
colour.
Iron
and
steel
goods,
rubbed
over
with
this
mixture,
and
left
with
it
on
twenty-four
hours,
and
then
dried
with
a
linen
cloth,
will
keep
clean
for
months.
Valuable
articles
of
cutlery
should
be
wrapped
in
zinc
foil,
or
be
kept
in
boxes
lined
with
zinc.
This
is
at
once
an
easy
and
most
effective
method.
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