Overview
All about beeswax; its history, production, adulteration, and commercial value. With 17 plates and 37 figures. Contents: Historical -- The Production of Beeswax -- Wax Rendering -- Beeswax in Commerce -- Refining and Bleaching Wax -- Adulteration of Wax -- Manufacture of Comb-Foundation -- Colouring Wax -- Wax Candles and Tapers -- Manufacture of Wax Flowers, Fruits, and Figures -- Technical Uses of Wax.
- | Author: T. W. Cowan
- | Publisher: Lulu Press
- | Publication Date: Jul 28, 2008
- | Number of Pages: 196 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 1435750780
- | ISBN-13: 9781435750784
