Taxidermy; or, The art of collecting, preparing and mounting objects of natural history [by S. Lee].1823 |
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... thick ) into the hole of one of the above - mentioned plates , then through the bone , * See the drawing of one of the specimens in the Gallery of Anatomy , plate I. , the wires in which are coloured red , to distinguish them . I have ...
... thick ) into the hole of one of the above - mentioned plates , then through the bone , * See the drawing of one of the specimens in the Gallery of Anatomy , plate I. , the wires in which are coloured red , to distinguish them . I have ...
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... thickness that four pieces introduced into the legs can support the animal . We then take a piece of about two feet long , but thin- ner than that destined for the paws , to enable us to form what we call a tail - bearer . We must bend ...
... thickness that four pieces introduced into the legs can support the animal . We then take a piece of about two feet long , but thin- ner than that destined for the paws , to enable us to form what we call a tail - bearer . We must bend ...
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... thickness which appears be- yond , at the junction of the shoulder and bone of the arm . The irons for the hind - legs ought to be longer than those of the fore - legs . We pass one of them into the paw , fastening it loosely to the ...
... thickness which appears be- yond , at the junction of the shoulder and bone of the arm . The irons for the hind - legs ought to be longer than those of the fore - legs . We pass one of them into the paw , fastening it loosely to the ...
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... thick , two in width , and the length the same as that of the animal , to go perpendicularly from the shoulders as ... thickness of the iron wire which we employ , and which it is to receive . We then pass the wire by the hole through ...
... thick , two in width , and the length the same as that of the animal , to go perpendicularly from the shoulders as ... thickness of the iron wire which we employ , and which it is to receive . We then pass the wire by the hole through ...
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... thickness was taken by a sort of rule which M. Lassaigne , cabinet - maker of the Museum , invented at the time ; this ... thick . This metal not having any elasticity , ac- commodated or bent itself to the curves we wished to measure ...
... thickness was taken by a sort of rule which M. Lassaigne , cabinet - maker of the Museum , invented at the time ; this ... thick . This metal not having any elasticity , ac- commodated or bent itself to the curves we wished to measure ...
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