GELATINE AND GLUE.--In nearly all trades. GANNISTER.--Alloys, rolled metals, iron and steel works, brassfounding. GOLD BEATERS’ SKIN.--Gold beating, electro-plate. HARES’ FEET.--Gold beating, watch chain, whip, tool, thimble, printing and lithography. HEMP, HURDS, TOW.--Rope and twine, alloy, electro-plate, carriage furniture, tin plate, brassfounding, gas fitting, railway carriage, anchor, sword, thimble. HONEY.--Bronze powder, cocoa and chocolate. HORSE HAIR.--Railway carriage, whip, fishing tackle, upholstery and bedding. IVORY.--Bone and ivory and billiard ball turners, electro-plate, optical instrument. IRISH MOSS, TANNATE OF SODA.--Used generally to prevent scaling in steam boilers. JUTE, KITTOOL FIBRE.--Paper, glue, fibre, dressing, electro-plate. LIVER OF SULPHUR.--For bronzing in various metal trades. LIME.--Building, paper, glue, chemical works, iron wire, brassfounding, electro-plate, printing and lithography, railway carriage. MARINE GLUE.--Alloys, railway carriage, rolled light metal, optical instrument. NUTS (BETEL, COQUILLA, CAROZO).--Buttons. OILSTONE DUST.--Gun, clock, watch finishing. PARAFFIN WAX.--Railway carriage works, axle box, rolled light metal works. POLISHING THREAD.--Watch chain, spectacle, cycle and sewing machine. PUMICE STONE.--Grinding and polishing in most metal trades, printing and lithography, papier mâché. PEARL SHELL.--Pearl workers, papier mâché, bedstead, electro-plate, optical instrument. PUTTY POWDER.--Lapidary, electro-plate, diesinking, needles, whip, sword, thimble. QUILLS.--Whip, fishing tackle. ROTTENSTONE.--For polishing in the metal trades, papier mâché, pearl work. SAND (FONTAINBLEAU, TRENT, SILVER, LOAM, CORE, &C).--Glass manufacture, glass grinding, moulding in the metal trades, for sand blast in the electro-plate trade. SANDIFER or GLASS GALL.--Jewellery, electro-plate, watch chain. SAWDUST.--Gas manufacture, brass founding and brass trades generally, railway carriage, printing and lithography. SEALING WAX.--For parcelling in nearly all trades. SILK.--Railway carriage, button, tin plate, printing and lithography, needles and fish hook. SIZE.--Railway carriage, printing and lithography, tin plate, optical instrument, house decoration, electro-gilding. SLATE AND SLATE PENCIL.--Jewellery, railway carriage, printing and lithography, electro-plate, tin plate. SLAG WOOL.--Gas fittings, engineers’ brass founding. SOAP.--Nearly all trades. SPONGE.--Tin plate, art metal, rolled light brass trade, whip, electro-plate, printing and lithography. STALE BEER.--Electro-plating and gilding, wire working. SUGAR.--Cocoa, electro-plate, tin plate, ships’ log, printing and lithography. STRAW or HAY.--Bedding, packing in nearly all trades. SWAN’S DOWN.--Electro-plate, bridle bit, tin plate. TORTOISE SHELL.--Tortoise shell workers, button. VULCANITE.--Button, ammunition, railway carriage. WHALEBONE.--Whip manufacture.
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