Perkin's Perfect Purple Fine Art Especially not a new friend

Especially not a new friend who's been dead for a century

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Perkin's Perfect Purple Fine Art Especially not a new friendThe fascinating true story of groundbreaking chemist William Perkin, who used the scientific method to invent a new way for creating the color purple. Many years ago, the color purple was available only to a privileged few. Making purple was tricky. The dye was concocted from a certain snail, and later, from plants, bugs, and rocks. Then it had to be soaked in minerals and . . . urine! The process was very complicated and expensive (not to mention