The practical printer and instructor, containing thorough information in the art of modern painting, varnishing, etc

Front matter

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Index

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Plain Painting - - - -

Inside Painting - . . -

Painting Pine or Pitch Woods -

Painting Dead White, or Flatting

Plain Coloring . - - -

Painting Brick Walls - - - .

Sanding on Brick - - - -

Sanding on Wood Work

Chinese Gloss White - « .

French Porcelain Gloss White

Egg Shell Gloss ....

China Gloss for Walls, White and Colors

Instruction on Tracing . - -

To Paint Venetian Blinds

Priming and Glazing ...

Floor Painting lo Index,

FAOS.

Painting Tin Roofs and Spouting - - 33

Grinding Colors .... 34

Remarks on Colors, Tints, Hues, and Shades - 34 Remarks showing that Paint will not Stand on

Damp Wood - ... 39

Painters' Measurement (Rules) - - - 40

Prices of Painting and Furnishing the Paints 44 Rules of Measuring, and Bill of Prices, on Brick 45

Prices on Colors of diiferent shades - - 46

Prices for Glazing New Sash - - - 46

Prices for Glazing Old Sash - • - 47

How to Charge for Graining - - - 48

Prices for Glossing - - - - 48

Prices for Calcimining - - - - 49

Prices for Hanging Paper - • - 49

Prices for Sign Painting - - - - 49

Tube Color List (Artists' Colors), in Oil - 56

List of Moist Water Colors - - - 57

List of Painters' Colors in Oil or Dry • 59

List of Flocks - - - - - 59

List of Isinglass (or Frosting) - - 60

List of Smalts - - - - - 60 General Production of Colors, or the Graduations

of Shades 60

Ten Shades produced from Five Colors - - 64

Burning Colors .... 65