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A CLEANING POLISH FOR FURNITURE

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Ingredients

  • one pound of olive oil
  • one pound of rectified oil of amber
  • one pound of spirits of turpentine
  • one ounce of oil of lavender
  • half ounce of tincture of alkanet root
  • a piece of cotton batting

Directions

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One pound of olive oil, one pound of rectified oil of amber, one pound of spirits of turpentine, one ounce of oil of lavender and a half ounce of tincture of alkanet root. Saturate a piece of cotton batting with this and apply it to the wood, then with a soft rag rub well and wipe off dry. This will make old things new. It must be kept tightly corked.

By Des Moines. Plymouth church. [from old catalog] · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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