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-Writing Transfer Ink-Stone-to-stone Transfer

n the previous chapter, the next important point is the composit

form its composition takes. For applying with pen or brush it must possess soluble properties, and of necessity be reduced to a l

a crayon, the hardness and texture of which will be controlled (1) by the character

de when the composition used is in the form of a pigm

mmercial lithography. Others are, of course, employed for specific purposes and under peculiar conditions; b

fected to produce a satisfactory photo-litho transfer ink, while a composition of a peculiarly distinctive character will be requisite for the successful production of transfers from copperplate engravings, as well as for a transfer ink for w

soften sufficiently to fill in the lines of the engraving, and should so harden as it cools that it

cially. The ingredients and methods of preparation specified in the succeeding paragraphs are not given as standard formul?, but in co

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in small pieces as before. Burn this for fifteen minutes, and add the shellac, balsam, and black, boiling the whol

stone-to-stone re-transfer ink can be reduced to a working consistency with