A N T I M O N Y : ITS HISTORY, CHEMISTRY, MINERALOGY ...

CHAPTER VI.
THE ANTIMONY PREPARATIONS AND THEIR USES.
THE principal uses of antimony, arranged in the order of importance,
are as follows :—
1. Alloys.
2. Pigments and paints.
3. Medicine.
4. Colouring matter in glass-making and in the preparation
of artificial gems.
5. Colouring matter in pottery-making.
6. Colouring matter for the manufacture of cloth and paper.
7. Mordants.
8. Corrosive for dyeing.
9. Vulcanising rubber.
10. Coating articles.
11. For the manufacture of aniline yellow and aniline red.
12. For the fabrication of dice-boxes, for the cartridges of the
new firearms, and other objects, for artillery uses.
13. Miscellaneous uses.
We shall now take up the treatment of each in the order given.
1. Alloys.
The principal alloys of antimony are:—
(a) Britannia metal.
(b) Bearing or anti-friction metal.
(c) Type-metal.
(d) Hard lead.
(e) Others of less importance.
(a) Britannia Metal.—This alloy is generally used to make spoons,
cans, articles of luxury, etc. It is practically an alloy of tin and
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