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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Any black mixture used for darkening stoves or shoes.  Blacking usually contained a carbon black pigment such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lampblack lampblack].
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Any black mixture used for darkening stoves or shoes.  Blacking usually contained a carbon black pigment such as [[lampblack]].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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blackening; Zebrite
 
blackening; Zebrite
  
== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* Tom Rowland, Noel Riley, ''A-Z Guide to Cleaning, Conserving and Repairing Antiques'', Constable and Co., Ltd., London, 1981
 
* Tom Rowland, Noel Riley, ''A-Z Guide to Cleaning, Conserving and Repairing Antiques'', Constable and Co., Ltd., London, 1981

Latest revision as of 15:39, 8 May 2022

Description

Any black mixture used for darkening stoves or shoes. Blacking usually contained a carbon black pigment such as Lampblack.

Synonyms and Related Terms

blackening; Zebrite

Resources and Citations

  • Tom Rowland, Noel Riley, A-Z Guide to Cleaning, Conserving and Repairing Antiques, Constable and Co., Ltd., London, 1981
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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