Handbook on Japanning: 2nd Edition / For Ironware, Tinware, Wood, Etc. With Sections on Tinplating and Galvanizing

A practical handbook explains methods for japanning and enamelling on wood, tin, and iron, covering surface preparation, primers and a range of coloured grounds, application techniques (dipping, brushing, oven hardening), and treatment of old work. It details appliances and stove designs, pigments suitable for lacquer, modern natural-lacquer methods, and finishing processes such as gilding, bronzing, polishing and protective varnishes. The manual also gives specific recipes and procedures for colouring and polishing brass and galvanized or tinned surfaces, and outlines tin-plating (amalgam, immersion, battery and other processes) and galvanizing techniques, with guidance on drying, curing times, and practical troubleshooting for durable decorative finishes.