Standard Brown Mahogany

Standard Brown Mahogany Water Stain

¶ (Standard formula introduced by the Furniture Manufacturer and Artisan, 1917, and adopted by many manufacturers.)

¶ Formula:

3 ounces bichromate of potash,
1/8 ounce lye (Lewis or Babbitt's),
3 ounces loutre C 3381 aniline, dry, water soluble,
¼ ounce mahogany H 9844, aniline, dry, water soluble (or, 3 drams red mahogany and 5 drams brown mahogany aniline),
½ ounce nigrosine black T, dry, water soluble,
2 ½ gallons of hot water.
Sponge the wood with water, let dry and sandpaper the raised grain. Brush on a full coat of the above stain and let it dry. One thin coat of shellac, ½ white and ½ orange, should be brushed on to seal the stain. Sandpaper lightly with old used No. 00 paper.

¶ Filler:

Silica (silex) colored dark with Vandyke brown ground in oil.

¶ Finish:

Shellac. Varnish and rub dull, or flat varnish.

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