It was a flask of liquor, with a block-tin tumbler screwed upon the mouth.
In small families however, block-tin saucepans and boilers are much to be preferred, as lightest and safest.
Nature can scarcely afford beauty wherewith to compensate for living in block-tin shanties or brand new palaces.
It was found that the block-tin with which the door-hooks were to be fastened had been forgotten!
When making a cup joint on block-tin pipe the soldering iron must not touch the pipe and fine solder should be used.
