painting.
It is a question though, whether the total effect of this last named is
a refined one.
BRONZED EDGES.
THE BRONZED EDGE.
Produced by printing over colored edges. It is certainly proper to
endeavor to brighten colored edges by spreading on bronzed color.
That this process has fallen more or less into disuse is probably due to
the tiresome labor necessary for the making of such edges. It gives us
the possibility of producing manifold changes in edges because silver or
gold ornaments can be put on any color as well as on the white edge.
We have here the possibility of adapting the design of the edge to that
of the cover, which under other conditions can only be done with chased
edges.
It is an erroneous idea to disfigure genuine gilt-edge by putting on
bronze ornaments. The base and perishable bronze can never be the
correct material to brighten the effect of genuine gold.
The bronzing of edges can only be applied to colored or white edges but
not to genuine gilt-edges.
For the production of bronzed edges, the following articles are
necessary.
First, Engraved plate or Cliche representing the ornament with which the
edge is to be decorated.
Second, Thin leaves of roller composition for the transfer of the
ornament from the plate on to the edge.
Third, Roller for rolling in the gravure.
Fourth, Thick, fluid, strong amber-lacquer, as binding medium between
the bronze and the color of the edge.
The following rules should be observed.
The treatment of the book block is similar to that of the hollow edge,
therefore the book, after the fore edge has been cut and rounded must be
scraped hollow.
As colors for the edge, the above mentioned colors, carmine, cinnabar,
cobalt-blue and others are recommendable.
As binding medium a strong albumen or gum-arabic should be used. Aniline
colors can be used for this purpose, but they must be dissolved in
alcohol.
Such edges have a bewitching appearance if they are made in the same
shade of color as the cover, but they render a certain practice in the
mixture of colors necessary.
The coloring and burnishing of the edges is executed in the same manner
as described in the article upon the production of colored edges. After
the burnishing of the edge is executed, the time has arrived to imprint
the ornament upon it.
Cut off of the thin leaf of roller composition, a strip slightly larger
than the surface of the edge. Put a little of the thick, fluid
amber-lacquer upon the roller, and move the roller forward and back on a
smooth stone (marble slab) until the lacquer is equally spread out over
the surface of the roller. When this is done, the gravure can be rolled
over by aid of this roller.
The thin strip of roller composition is then carefully placed on the
gravure, pressed on lightly and evenly with cotton wadding or a soft
rag. By this means the ornament of the gravure is transferred to the
roller composition.
To transfer this ornament on to the surface of the edge, it is necessary
to lay the strip of roller composition carefully on the edge and
carefully and evenly press it on.
The bronze is not to be put on to the edge on which the design is
printed before the lacquer is quite dry, only then can the blurring of
the ornament be avoided and the bronze be made to retain its specific
metallic lustre.
After the lapse of several hours, the bronze will be dry, and then the
cleaning of the edge is done with soft cotton wadding.
The strips of roller composition so used must be cleaned immediately
after use with clean turpentine and, after they are dried, they can be
again used.
In order to produce the necessary transfer strips use only the best
English roller composition. Cut this mass into small pieces, place them
in an earthen vessel, subject them to a moderate heat until they become
entirely fluid and pour the fluid mass on a piece of glass or a smooth
sheet of tin. After this has cooled it should be carefully removed. To
render this easier, the plate of glass or the piece of tin should be
lubricated with some fine oil.
Producing Marble on Gilt Edges.
PRODUCING MARBLE ON GILT EDGES.
If gilt, silver or aluminium edges are to be marbled, they must be
thoroughly dried, burnished slightly and rubbed off with a small piece
of linen, silk or leather, and any blemishes or spots from which the
gold or other metal has blistered must be repaired.
The dull gilt-edge is now to be moistened by means of a soft brush with
a solution of powdered alum in hot water after this has formed a thin
paste.
The marbling of the gilt-edge is executed in the usual way, before the
layer of alum is entirely dried. After the completion of the marbling
the edge must be washed with water until it is entirely clean.
After the edge has become dry, it is rubbed with a waxed rag and
burnished over.
For marbling, the common marbling colors can be used.
It remains only to add that too dry edges do not take marbling colors
readily.
CONTENTS.
Page.
Preface to the first edition, 3
Preface to the second edition, 10
Historical, 13
The size, 21
Carrageen moss, 31
Gum tragacanth, 45
Salep, Flea-bane and other glutinous bodies, 53
The Ox-gall,--Its chemical analysis, 59
Effect of the gall on colors, 60
Preparation of ox-gall and its uses, 63
Substances acting similarly to gall, 71
Sprinkling water, 75
The alum water, 79
The preparation of colors for marbling, 85
The marbling of book-edges and paper, 97
The comb or nonpareil marble, 103
The peacock marble, 111
The bouquet marble, 115
The entwined comb marble, 119
The snail marble, 123
General remarks relative to drawn edges, 129
Marbled edges, 137
Hair-vein edges, 147
Rules in regard to the marbling table, 153
Precautions, 153
A new expanding medium, 154
Marbling of gilt-edges, 159
Marbling on a large scale, 159
The Utensils,--The marbling trough, 163
The size-skimmer, 163
The drawing needle or stylus, 164
The comb, 164
The peacock-comb, 165
The brush for comb-edges, 165
The broom-corn whisk, 165
The brush for marbled-edges, 166
Book-clamps, 166
Apparatus for throwing-on colors, 167
Sample plates, I-X, 169-187
APPENDIX.
The starched edge, 193
The colored edge, 197
The gilt-edge, 205
Colored edges with front and end gilding, 219
The chased gilt-edge, 223
The bronzed-edge, 231
The marbled gilt-edge, 237
PRICE LIST
OF
Halfer's Imported Marbling Colors
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Halfer's Superior Marbling Colors.
5 Qt. Cans, One Qt. In Pint
per Qt. Jars. Jars
Scarlet Red $1.00 $1.25 $ .70
Carmine Lake 1.00 1.25 .70
Oriental Blue, [light] 1.00 1.25 .70
Indigo, [dark] 1.00 1.25 .70
Yellow, [lemon] 1.00 1.25 .70
Green 1.00 1.25 .70
Black 1.00 1.25 .70
Brown 1.00 1.25 .70
White 1.00 1.25 .70
SHADES PREPARED TO ORDER.
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SUNDRIES.
In 10 Lb. Less than
Lots. 10 Lbs.
Gum Hogg $ .60 $ .65
Gum Tragacanth .90 1.00
Irish Moss, [carrageen] .12 .20
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SUNDRIES.
In In
Quarts. Pints.
Prepared Ox Gall $ .50 $ .35
Sprinkling Water .50 .35
Shellac Ammonia .50 .35
REFINED BEESWAX, ETC., AT LOWEST PRICES.
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IRON MARBLING CLAMPS.
2 inches between jaws, per dozen $ 5.00
4 " " " " 7.00
6 " " " " 10.00
8 " " " " 11.00
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The American Bookbinder,
BUFFALO, N.Y.
Complete Marbling Outfits.
SIZE A.
CONSISTING OF
1 Marbling Trough, 14-1/2 x 23, galv. iron, japanned.
1 Basin for waste color, galv. iron, japanned.
1 Basin for sprinkling water and trying of colors, japanned.
1 Sprinkling Brush for hair-vein edges.
1 Sprinkling Sieve for hair-vein edges.
1/2 Dozen Broom Corn Whisks for Spot (Turkish) edges.
1/2 Dozen Bristol Brushes for drawn edges.
1/2 Dozen Color Recepticals.
1 Size Skimmer.
1 Stylus.
1 Narrow Comb.
1 Medium Comb.
1 Piece of Coarse Cloth for straining size.
6 Bottles Halfer's Marbling Colors, 1/2 pint each.
1 Bottle Prepared Ox Gall.
1 Bottle Sprinkling Water.
1 Bottle Shellac Ammonia.
1 Pound Irish Moss.
1/4 Pound Gum Tragacanth.
1/4 Pound Gum Hogg.
PUT UP IN NEAT SUBSTANTIAL BOX.
PRICE, $25.00, NET.
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SIZE B.
CONSISTING OF
1 Marbling Trough, 18 x 32, with out-let, galv. iron, japanned.
1 Basin for waste color, with out-let, galv. iron, japanned.
1 Basin for sprinkling water, trying of colors, galv. iron, japanned.
1 Sprinkling Brush for hair-vein edges.
1 Sprinkling Sieve for hair-vein edges.
1 Dozen Broom Corn Whisks for Spot (Turkish) edges.
1 Dozen Bristol Brushes for drawn edges.
1/2 Dozen Color Recepticals, holding over one pint color each.
1 Size Skimmer.
1 Stylus.
1-1/8 in. Comb made of heavy press board.
1-1/4 in. Comb, " " "
1-1/2 in. Comb, " " "
1 Peacock Comb, " " "
1 Snail Apparatus made of iron and brass wire.
1 Piece of Coarse Cloth for straining size.
1 Large Dover Egg Beater for beating gum size.
9 Bottles of Halfer's Marbling Colors, 1/2 pint each.
1/2 Pint Prepared Ox Gall.
1/2 Pint Sprinkling Water.
1/2 Pint Shellac Ammonia.
2 Pounds Irish Moss.
1 Pound Gum Tragacanth.
1 Pound Gum Hogg.
PUT UP IN NEAT SUBSTANTIAL BOX.
PRICE, $50.00, NET.
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Utensils of above Outfits may be Bought Separate at the following
Prices:
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SIZE A.
Marbling Trough, 14-1/2 x 23, galv. iron, japan'd, $3.00
Basin for waste color, " " .75
Basin for sprinkling water, " " .75
Sprinkling Brush .75
Sprinkling Sieve, brass wire 1.75
Broom Corn Whisks, each .20
Bristol Brushes, No. 1, set in hard rubber, each .30
Bristol Brushes, No. 2, common, each .15
Stylus .10
Size Skimmer .25
1/8 in. Comb, best quality press board 3.00
1/4 in. Comb 1.30
1/2 in. Comb 1.25
Peacock Comb 2.75
Snail Apparatus, iron and brass wire 3.50
Straining Cloth, one yard square .60
Extra large Dover egg beater, for beating gum size 3.50
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SIZE B.
Marbling Trough, 18 x 32, with out-let, galv. iron, japanned $4.00
Basin for waste color, out-let, galv. iron, japa'd 1.00
Basin for sprinkling water " " " 1.00
Sprinkling Brush 1.50
Sprinkling Sieve, brass wire 2.50
Broom Corn Whisks, each .25
Bristol Brushes, No. 1, set in hard rubber, each .30
Bristol Brushes, No. 2, common, each .15
Stylus .10
Size Skimmer .35
1/8 in. Comb, heavy press board 3.25
1/4 in. Comb 1.40
1/2 in. Comb 1.35
Peacock Comb 3.25
Small Apparatus, iron and brass wire 5.00
Straining Cloth, one yard square .60
Extra large Dover egg beater, for beating gum size 3.50
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Transcribers Notes:
Some minor obvious typographical errors have been corrected
silently.
For the sake of consistency and clarity, fractions appearing
hyphenated throughout the book have been changed from e.g. 1-4 to
1/4. Fractions were also changed from e.g. 1 1-2 to 1-1/2.
Headings in the Table of Contents do not match headings in the
main body of the book.
Footnote [A] has been placed after the paragraph it refers to so
as to not disrupt the flow of the text.
Corrections made:
Pg. 7: "are the best, is erroneous [added comma] even heavy
oxides"
Pg. 8: "for color, by sufficient [replaced with "insufficient"]
caution in their handling"
Pg. 13: "the extraordinary adaptibility [replaced with
"adaptability"] of paper"
Pg. 17: "those indispensible [replaced with "indispensable"] to
the art"
Pg. 32: "The preparation of carragreen [replaced with
"carrageen"]"
Pg. 37: "saw accidently [replaced with "accidentally"] that this
obstacle"
Pg. 38: "to the color to spread out. [replaced period with
comma] I filled the trough"
Pg. 44: "It forms flat ribbon like [replaced with "ribbon-like"]
pieces"
Pg. 53: "yellowish white, hornlike [replaced with "horn-like" in
keeping with rest of text]"
Pg. 60: "combination with tauro-cholic [replaced with
"taurocholic" in keeping with rest of text] acid"
Pg. 60: "it reacts feebly [added "with"] acid"
Pg. 62: "impregnate them with alum water [added comma] allow them
to dry partly"
Pg. 65: "color [added "and"] why they appear pale,"
Pg. 81: "when the excess of acetic acid is evaporated and
[deleted "and" added comma] we have the desired acetate"
Pg. 81: "some [replaced with "same"] way as alum water"
Pg. 132: "bluish-green as described above [added ; here]
ochre; [deleted ;] yellow, 2 parts light chrome yellow"
Pg. 132: "In producing pea-cock [replaced with "peacock" in
keeping with text] marbles,"
Pg. 137: "in my many year's [replaced with "years'"] experience"
Pg. 167: "a good help to an [removed "an"] the inexperienced"
Pg. 198: "use ultramarine blue, [removed comma] for dark [added
comma]"
Pg. 213: "the gold laid on slightly [added comma] afterwards
continue"
Pg. 227: "Fd. Tondorf ClichË,--Property of OTTO SPAMER. [moved
this from below title "CHASED EDGES" to the illustration
caption]
Pg. 241: "Irish Moss, [carageen [replaced with "carrageen"]]"
Pg. 242: "1 Sprinkling Brush for heir-vein [replaced with
"hair-vein"] edges."
Pg. 242: "1 Sprinkling Sieve for heir-vein [replaced with
"hair-vein"] edges."
Pg. 242: "1 Sprinkling Sieve for heir-vein [replaced with
"hair-vein"] edges." (In Size B)
Not changed:
Pg. 62: "If 2-5 [not a fraction] ounces of rosin be boiled"
Both versions of the following words are used in the text and have been
left as they appear:
alkalis, alkalies
Carrageen, carrageen
ClichË, Cliche
comb-edges, comb edges
laying-on, laying on
marsh mallow, marsh-mallows
viz., viz