Records indicate that one of the essential components of lampblack ink was proteinaceous glue. The Pacific coast process has significant problems with lampblack. The lettering of the scroll is written in lampblack ink. The sized lampblack was then mixed with glue after which the final product was hammered. Ochre, Lampblack and Red are used for reddish-brown and black, respectively. In 1876, he moved to Cincinnati and took a job as a lampblack salesman. Only when a substance (lampblack) was applied were they able to survive in the open.