Ticketing Ink For Grocers Etc
Dissolve one ounce of Gum Arabic in
six ounces of Water and strain; this is the Mucilage; for a black
color use Drop Black, powdered and ground with the mucilage to extreme
fineness; for blue, Ultra-Marine is used in the same manner; for
green, Emerald Green; for white, Flake White; red, Vermillion,
Lake or Carmine; for yellow, Chrome Yellow. When ground too thick
they are thinned with a little water. Apply to the cards with a small
brush. The cards may be sized with a thin glue, afterward varnished, if
it is desired to preserve them.