Gold Beating in New York Workshop Reveals Craft
A Chicago man describes the long process of beating gold leaf into thin sheets for signs and bindings. The manual hammering requires precise strokes and a unique method using cattle intestine for the beating medium. Cited notes recount Taft, a railway mail clerk, and various tidbits on tobacco, social mischief, and random anecdotes from newspapers.
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St. Louis Republic
Cincaco
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Wilton Junction
Iowa
Rock Island Road
Davenport
Rock Island
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