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Antecedent
as "carmine"), madder, Brazil wood and saffron.html">saffron formed
ammonia, lemon juice, muriate of tin.html">tin, all in water:
2. Any change.html">change, the presence of one of the three.html">three other
of the color.html">color.html">color indicates saffron; (b) reappearance of the
of a yellowish red or light yellow.html">yellow color, cochineal or
the application of concentrated sulphuric acid.html">acid.html">acid.html">acid, when
cochineal a yellowish orange.
No yellow inks are in commercial use. Documents
information is required as to their origin. As a rule
Persian berries or quercitron. In order to recognize
rust and picric acid must first be determined.
Apply a warm sample of a slightly acid solution of
by a blue coloration.
Apply a weak solution of cyanide of potassium; picric
bit of ordinary wetted soap: 1. It turns reddish-brown
turmeric; 2. It turns quite dark--fustic; 3. It is
distinguish between these three, apply sulphuric acid,
remaining apply tin-salt solution, when a change to
very slight one, quercitron.
Inks containing also logwood, fustic, Brazil wood,
some years ago. Their color phenomena, following
in the accompanying table for such inks will
more certain ones.
LOGWOOD. FUSTIC.
Concentrated Hydrochloric Acid Red-yellow Red
" Sulphuric Acid . . Black Dark Purple
Potassium Chromate . . . . Black
Tartaric Acid . . . . . Gray-Brown Yellow
Tannin . . . . . . Yellow-Red Yellow
Potassium Permanganate Light-Brown.
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