Category: French Polishers

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French polishing is a wood finishing technique that consists of applying many thin coats of shellac dissolved in denatured alcohol using a rubbing pad lubricated with one of a variety of oils. It results in a very high gloss surface, with a deep colour and chatoyancy. The process is very labour-intensive, and many manufacturers abandoned the technique around 1930, preferring the cheaper and quicker techniques of spray finishing nitrocellulose lacquer and abrasive buffing. Source: Wikipedia: French polish

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William Ashton abt 1871 England, United Kingdom - 22 Apr 1948

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Frank Davey 17 Oct 1903 Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia - 14 Aug 1970

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Robert Jones 01 Jun 1879 Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland - 25 Nov 1949

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Mary (Morgan) McLean 20 May 1862 Lyne of Skene, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom - 17 Oct 1934

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Joost Overdulve 21 Jun 1894 Ouwerkerk, Zeeland, Nederland

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Cornelius Spring abt 1815 Ireland

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Cornelius Spring abt 1851 St Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - Jun 1907

Francis Spring 1847 Holborn, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Francis Spring abt 1810 Ireland

Francis Spring abt 1839 Spitalfields, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Henry Spring abt 1820 Holborn, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

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Henry Spring abt 1843 Holloway, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Henry Spring abt 1832 Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Henry Spring 1853 Hammersmith, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Maurice Spring abt 1844 St Bees, London, England, United Kingdom - 1919

William Spring 10 May 1860 London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

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