To Clean Alabaster
Dear Aunt Daisy, We have a very large alabaster fruit bowl which I am quite at a loss to know how to clean, so I was wondering if you could help me, please. The bowl, which is white, is composed of a detachable stand and the bowl proper which concerns me most. Surrounding the edge of the bowl are ornamental grapes and leaves with intertwining stems. The leaves and grapes have become covered with a layer of dust that I find impossible to remove with brushing. I tried washing the bowl in lukewarm soap flakesuds, but this only made matters worse; besides which the suds left a filmy layer over the alabaster spoiling its original semi-transparency. ph! PS 2 Fal Here is the only recipe I have for ‘ cleaning alabaster: One part pumice stone, I part chalk, 2 parts washing’ soda. Have all ground finely, and mix with cold water. Apply this thin paste with a brush, and later wash with clean water. I suppose you could get both the chalk’ and the pumice stone from the chemist.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 457, 25 March 1948, Page 23
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181To Clean Alabaster New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 457, 25 March 1948, Page 23
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