Composition for Rendering Boots / and Shoes Water Proof caption title

by Home Remedies, Handbill

$600 · Offered by Bartleby's Books

Richmond, VA? : np, nd 1820s or 1830s? . Printed handbill, 6 ½ x 6 inches, 2-line headline in bold all capitals, followed by 11 lines of text for the recipe short version: , using a mixture of linseed oil, beeswax, and terpentine sic , melted together over a fire, rubbed as it boils over boots or shoes, the process repeated four or five times, ready for wear after thoroughly drying. A second recipe “proved by a respectable gentleman of New Kent

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