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J. Macintosh

From Graces Guide

1852 Patent on a paint made from decomposed india-rubber, in combination with oi1 or fatty matter, saponified by metallic salts, with lime for thickening the liquid. For treating the bottoms of ships he recommended the india-rubber, when in a fluid like state, be combined with metallic soap, thickened with lime and coloured by pigments.[1]

1859 Wrote to "The Engineer" about coating of submarine cable

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  1. ↑ The Engineer 1863/11/13
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