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THE HANDBOOK OF

SOAP MANUFACTURE

BY

W. H. SIMMONS, B.Sc. (LOND.), F.C.S.

AND

H. A. APPLETON

_WITH TWENTY-SEVEN ILLUSTRATIONS_

LONDON
SCOTT, GREENWOOD & SON
"THE OIL AND COLOUR TRADES JOURNAL" OFFICES
8 BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL, E.C.
1908
[_All rights reserved_]

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_this_ signifies the word is italics in the text. Greek letters
are translated into English and are in brackets, e.g. [alpha].

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