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Old 6th Dec 2019, 10:54 am   #19
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Default Re: Black oxide coating on brass

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Originally Posted by Dave Moll View Post
Certainly, Alan, Wikipedia agrees with you about sugar of lead being lead acetate (Pb(CH3COO)2). A quick look on eBay (no doubt other sources are available) does show lead acetate for sale, albeit not from the UK so the legality of importing it would need to be checked.
This youtube video might be of interest - 'Making Sugar of Lead', which also outlines the history of it and how it got its name:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOjLuJyMmUQ
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