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Not only were they used in book covers and illustrations, they were used in clothing. Admittedly, this was an era where one two volume book I used to own recommended coating the inside of windows with sulphuric acid to prevent them from frosting. Even looking at the section on photography suggested that worrying about the effect of chemicals on your life span was not a big concern. |
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People were quite cavalier with all sorts of chemicals in the past.
From "Harper's Electricity Book for Boys" 1907, instructions for silver-plating: Quote:
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I have a textbook from the 1950s talking about how lead is highly versatile to be used in both paint and gasoline.
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01-26-2024, 09:35 PM | #110 |
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Considering that white lead was used as a cosmetic? It created a soft-focus look that blurs wrinkles and blemishes or the look of a youthful, dewy complexion(*). Sadly one popular mix was white lead and vinegar used by Elizabeth I. That mix allows lead to much more easily absorbed through the skin. Killing yourself to look beautiful is not a modern invention.
* That was from one study I read which found the white lead was much more natural looking that the titanium dioxide used by actors when playing someone wearing white lead. |
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Up through the "80s I could buy cyanide eggs for stripping and plating and have it shipped to my store. The number one choice for suicide by bench jewelers used to be swallowing a cyanide egg. You could also kill yourself and any others around you if you did not have proper ventilation when plating. Now everything is cyanide free for some reason.
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Give me a nice dust free phone, tablet, reader or pc thank you very much!!!! |
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The joy of reading on a Kindle is when you turn on WiFi to download what you just bought and all of your side loaded eBook get removed by Amazon.
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Dust mites, buts, mold, mildew, toxic chemicals, dust, and other nasty stuff on paper books and people want to inhale it all. Emergency room here they come.
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I'm looking forward to reading this one:
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There is a juvenile botany book with that cover.
Somehow they also used it for A.C. Doyle in Finnish. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/sea...t_search=Go%21 I reported it a few days ago. |
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