Name/Title
"CERTAIN-TEED PORCH AND DECK PAINT"Entry/Object ID
2000.222.1.2Description
Color: Blue; Black; Red; White
"Porch and Deck Paint," issued by Certain-teed Products Corporation, ca. 1922. The pamphlet has a white paper cover with a drawing at the center of a porch flanked by two columns. Between the columns and in the background is a walkway, a lawn, and two planters. Across the top in red is the name of the company and below this is a stamp for John M. Friend, Inc. At the bottom is the title and below this the name of the company which is repeated. On the back is an advertisement for porch furniture enamel. On the left page of the inside is information about the product which includes reasons for its use, the quality, and the painting capacity of a gallon. Included on the right page are six color samples for French gray, drab, golden yellow, medium lead color, dark red, and coffee brown. 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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Building materials, Porches, FurnitureSearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Pamphlets, Certain-teed Products Corporation, John M. Friend, Inc., Paint and painting, Architecture--Details, Decks, Varnish and varnishing