Name/Title
"CERTAIN-TEED VARNISH STAIN"Entry/Object ID
2000.222.1.4Description
Color: Brown; Blue; Yellow; White
"Varnish Stain," issued by the Certain-teed Products Corporation, ca. 1922. The pamphlet has a white paper cover with a drawing at the center of a room which has a wood floor, blue flower-pattern drapes, paneled window, and a table with a lamp on the right. The title is at the left of the center in red, and below this is a stamp for John M. Friend, Inc. The name of the manufacturing company is at the top in yellow and at the bottom in white ink. On the back are suggestions for the use of the product on furniture and floors. The left page of the inside includes information about the product's economical advantages, its durability, and easy application. Included on the right page are seven color samples. The colors shown are light oak, mahogany, dark oak, walnut, cherry red, ground color, and golden oak. The artifact is part of a group of four brochures that are items .1-.4. With light creases on the corners and some surface soiling on the back, the object is in good condition.Lexicon
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Building materials, Interior decoration, Floors, FurnitureSearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Pamphlets, Certain-teed Products Corporation, John M. Friend, Inc., Paint and painting, Architecture--Details, Varnish and varnishing