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Sales increased dramatically and then suddenly boomed when, in 1948, Glass Wax went national. The success of Glass Wax was repeated again in the 1950s with Snowy Bleach and in the 1960s with Mr. Bubble. Each of these became the number one selling product in their respective categories, and the Gold Seal Company continued to produce increasing ...
The Jewel viewed from the front, with the top in shadow. The Alfred Jewel is a piece of Anglo-Saxon goldsmithing work made of enamel and quartz enclosed in gold. It was discovered in 1693, in North Petherton, Somerset, England and is now one of the most popular exhibits at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.
Candle moulding machine in Indonesia circa 1920. Candle making was developed independently in a number of countries around the world. [1]Candles were primarily made from tallow and beeswax in Europe from the Roman period until the modern era, when spermaceti (from sperm whales) was used in the 18th and 19th centuries, [2] and purified animal fats and paraffin wax since the 19th century. [1]
The Vulci set of jewelry; early 5th century; gold, glass, rock crystal, agate and carnelian; various dimensions; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City) Earring in the form of a dolphin; 5th century BC; gold; 2.1 by 1.4 by 4.9 centimetres (0.83 in × 0.55 in × 1.93 in); Metropolitan Museum of Art
Brand kept his discovery secret, as alchemists of the time did, and worked with the phosphorus trying unsuccessfully to use it to produce gold. His recipe was: [5] Let urine stand for days until it gives off a pungent smell. [4] (This step was not necessary, as later scientists discovered that fresh urine yielded the same amount of phosphorus). [6]
A wax coating makes this Manila hemp waterproof. A lava lamp is a novelty item that contains wax melted from below by a bulb. The wax rises and falls in decorative, molten blobs. Sealing wax was used to close important documents in the Middle Ages. Wax tablets were used as writing surfaces.
The metals used in granulation are usually gold and/or silver alloys of high purity – alloys below 18 kt. gold and sterling silver being unsuitable. With each technique, the process begins with the making of the granules themselves. [2] The granules are made from the same material as the base to which they will be affixed.
The main commissions for gold work and jewelry came from the Court or the Church. [18] As such, much of the jewelry was very religious, involving ornate crosses and depictions of the afterlife or of saints' lives. [19] The Byzantines excelled in inlaying and their work was enormously opulent, involving precious stones, glass and gold. [20]