Commentary for Bava Kamma 197:3

אמר לך שמואל הכא במאי עסקינן כגון דצמר וסמנין דבעל הבית וצבע אגר ידיה הוא דשקיל

that the craftsman acquires title to the improvement carried out by him on any article? — Said Samuel: We are dealing here with a case where, e.g., it was burnt at the time when the dye was put in,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'at the time of falling in', i.e., before the dye has yet exercised any effect on the wool. ');">⁵</span> so that there has not yet been any increase in value. But what would it be if it were burnt after it was put in?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra n. 3. ');">⁶</span>

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