| Job Title |
Gilder |
| Job Description |
Covers Surfaces Of Items, Such As Books, Furniture, Harps, And
Signs, With Metal Leaf, Such As Aluminum, Gold, Or Silver, To
Decorate Them, Using Brushes, T-shaped Handtool, And Hands:
Brushes Sizing (thin Glue) On Sections Of Items Which Are To Be
Covered With Leaf (gilded), According To Design. Transfers Leaf
From Supply Book Onto Pallet. Rubs Camel-hair Brush In Hair To
Electrify Brush And Picks Up Leaf With Brush, Or Picks Up Leaf
With T-shaped, Felt-edged Tool, And Lays Leaf Over Sizing; Or
Presses Sheets Or Ribbons Of Leaf Onto Sizing By Hand. Smooths
Leaf Over Surface And Removes Excess, Using Brush. Rubs Leaf
With Polished Burnishing Agate, Cotton Pad, Or Gloved Hand To
Polish Leaf Or Simulate Worn Metal Finish. May Brush Or Spray
Protective Lacquer Coat Over Gilded Surface.
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