How to Select and Test Glue.
Qood glue will dissolve in none but nearly boiling water. It can be whittled like horn, breaks crisply, is perfeotly brittle In dry weather and has a clear, transparent appearance. Throw a piece Into cold water; if it swells, but does not 4iMolre, it is good. The best glue requires twice the amount of water to thiu ft that poor glue does and drops in fine from the brush, while poor glue drops like water.
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Manawatu Herald, 1 September 1896, Page 4
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81How to Select and Test Glue. Manawatu Herald, 1 September 1896, Page 4
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