Taxidermy; or, The art of collecting, preparing and mounting objects of natural history [by S. Lee].1823 |
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... oval of it , smaller than the hand ; twist the two ends together , leaving one of them a little shorter than the other , then , measuring the iron by the skinned tail , we cut it the same length , independent of the oval . This measure ...
... oval of it , smaller than the hand ; twist the two ends together , leaving one of them a little shorter than the other , then , measuring the iron by the skinned tail , we cut it the same length , independent of the oval . This measure ...
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... the second size , as the lion , the royal tiger , the tapir , the deer , & c . Hares . When we wish to mount a hare , seated , or up- we make an oval of iron wire , fix it right , an attitude which it sometimes assumes , TAXIDERMY . 39.
... the second size , as the lion , the royal tiger , the tapir , the deer , & c . Hares . When we wish to mount a hare , seated , or up- we make an oval of iron wire , fix it right , an attitude which it sometimes assumes , TAXIDERMY . 39.
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Sarah Lee. we make an oval of iron wire , fix it to the interior iron work after having passed one end through the anus ; this exterior end crosses the plateau on which the hare is to be fixed ; the irons of the hind paws must pierce ...
Sarah Lee. we make an oval of iron wire , fix it to the interior iron work after having passed one end through the anus ; this exterior end crosses the plateau on which the hare is to be fixed ; the irons of the hind paws must pierce ...
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... oval with it by twisting the ends two or three turns , in such a manner that , after being twisted , these two ends form a fork , and the oval is nearly the third of the length of the bird's body : the two teeth of the fork must be ...
... oval with it by twisting the ends two or three turns , in such a manner that , after being twisted , these two ends form a fork , and the oval is nearly the third of the length of the bird's body : the two teeth of the fork must be ...
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... oval , twist it two turns , then pass the shortest end into the oval , and raise it against the longer end , so as to form a ring at the end or beyond the oval , big enough to receive the two wires from the claws ; we twist it a second ...
... oval , twist it two turns , then pass the shortest end into the oval , and raise it against the longer end , so as to form a ring at the end or beyond the oval , big enough to receive the two wires from the claws ; we twist it a second ...
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2d Edit animals anoint belly bird bird-lime body bones BOTANY branches Brazilian Empire butterflies caterpillar cervical vertebræ chopped flax claws collection colours cork cotton countries cover crustacea dried eggs enamel Engravings eyes fasten feathers feet fish flesh flower forceps fresh water fruits Geography head hole inches incision insects introduce iron wire Jardin du Roi larvæ layer legs liquor Mammalia manner MEMOIRS method middle mount birds mounted Museum Natural History naturalists neck nests objects opening operation oval pack paper pass Pennine Alps piece pincers plank plants Plates Poem precaution prepared preserve Price procure put into spirits quadrupeds ROBERT SOUTHEY round separate shell skeleton skin species specimens spines spirits of turpentine spirits of wine stuffed tail tail-bearer Taxidermy thick thighs tion travellers tree twist vegetable vertebral column vessel Vols VOYAGE wings wood
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