Name/Title
"CERTAIN-TEED CEMENT FLOOR PAINT"Entry/Object ID
2000.222.1.1Description
Color: Brown; Black; Red; White; Yellow
"Cement Floor Paint," issued by Certain-teed Products Corporation, ca. 1922. The pamphlet has a brown paper cover with the name of the company and the title within a yellow shield at the center of the top. Below this is a drawing of a man in overalls at work in a factory. At the right of the foreground is a red and yellow can of paint. On the back is a note on the quality of the paints. At the center of the bottom is a stamp for John M. Friend, Inc. On the left page of the inside is information about the product including the best places for its use, painting capacity of a gallon, and the consequences of improper laying. Included on the right page are four color samples of the product. The colors inserted are light gray, stone gray, torpedo gray, and tan. The artifact is part of a group of four brochures that are items .1-.4. With light abrasions, small creases, and some surface soiling on the back, the object is in good condition.Lexicon
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Three-dimensional, Pamphlets, Certain-teed Products Corporation, John M. Friend, Inc., Paint and painting, Architecture--Details, Cement