peacock marble
A drawn marble pattern that is essentially a
variation of the NONPAREIL MARBLE ,
the difference being that after the colors (black,
blue, yellow, and red; or black, brown, yellow,
and white) have been drawn by the stylus into wavy
lines, they are then drawn with a comb, which is
extendible in such a manner that it is made wider
and narrower at intervals of 1/2 inch. This
widening and narrowing is continued until the
entire surface is crossed by this opening and
closing comb, resulting in a pattern resembling
the tail of a peacock. (264 )
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