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Amber Varnish

Take amber eight ounces, in powder, and two of gum lac: melt the amber by means of the heat, by means of a glazed pipkin, with half a pint of the best spirits of turpentine; and when melted add the gum lac, place it on the fire again, and keep stirring it with a piece of wood till it is all dissolved, then add one ounce of the clearest cold-drawn lin seed oil; stir it well together, and strain it for use