sandarach

Updated: June 23, 2025

Take 2 oz. of gum sandarach, 1 oz. of litharge of gold, and 4 oz. of clarified linseed oil, which boil in a glazed earthenware vessel till the contents appear of a transparent yellow colour. This will make a good varnish for the final coating for enamelled and japanned goods.

William Norman Brown - Handbook on Japanning: 2nd Edition: For Ironware, Tinware, Wood, Etc. With Sections on Tinplating and: Galvanizing