spirit varnish
Britishnoun
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The manufacturers of this, instead of isinglass, use common glue, which is much cheaper; and cover the whole with spirit varnish, instead of balsam of Peru.
After they have been removed, the gilt or bronzed portions must be treated with a protecting coat of white spirit varnish.
From Handbook on Japanning: 2nd Edition For Ironware, Tinware, Wood, Etc. With Sections on Tinplating and Galvanizing by William N. Brown
Again, they deem it wise to get a colour at any price, which can only be done in our day by the use of spirit varnish.
From Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. by J. H. (Joseph Henry) Pearce
Shell-lac varnish is the best spirit varnish we have, and may be made any colour by the above process.
From Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets by Daniel Young
To reblacken brasses, mix a little lampblack with spirit varnish.
From The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle by Charles Barker Bradford
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