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hire girls and instruct them in the painting for about two
weeks, I guess.
Q You hired them and instructed them? A. Yes.
Q While you were dial painting, vi 11 you just tell me what
you did; just how did you do it ?
A Well, we put the brush in that crucible with the radium
in, painting numerals on the watches.
Q What size crucible was there in front of you ?
A Well, I should say about like that (ind icating), a small,
little crucible.
a What is the size of that; about the size of a quarter ?
A 1 guess so; they were very small; not a large amount of
radium fot them at a time.
Q How deep were they, would you say ?
A Well, 1 guess sbout that (indicating)
Q About an inch ? A. About an inch, I guess.
Q Did you put the stuff in it yourself ?
A Oh, yes; it was given to us in little bottles, they we
put it in the crucible, put so many drops of color, then so
many drops of water, then mixed the stuff; when it was nice
and smooth, then we paint with it.
Q Then you mixed it yourself ? A. Yes.
Q How did you mix it; with the brush ?
A No; with a little glass mixer.
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