THE CARTER TIMES MID-SUMMER NUMBER

Object/Artifact

Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"THE CARTER TIMES MID-SUMMER NUMBER"

Entry/Object ID

2000.230.1.2

Description

Color: Green; Red; White "The Carter Times: Mid-Summer Number," issued by the Carter White Lead Company, June 1922. The 16-page booklet has a white paper cover with the name of the publication across the top in black. Below this are the words, "Published every once in a while in the interest of good Painting." At the center is a green octagon within which is a drawing of a black paint can. Above the can are the words, "'Save the surface and / you save all' Paint and Varnish." At the bottom of the cover is the title of the issue in black. All of the latter printing is against a red background around which is an ornate border. On the top of the back is a drawing of the inside of a home with a curving staircase at the right. Below this are the words, "CARTER FOR UNDERCOATS" with an advertisement for the company's product. Inside are many articles covering such subjects as red lead; contract blanks; polishes; advertising; apprentices; reading suggestions; tips from readers; and letters from readers. Some black and white photographs are also included. There is also another issue of the publication which is item .1. With creases, some surface soiling, and a tear at the top of the spine, the artifact is in good overall condition.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Building materials, Building, Apprentices

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Pamphlets, Carter White Lead Company, Paint, Lead based paint, Paint industry and trade, Painting, Structural, Painting, Industrial, House painting, Architecture--Details, Contracts--Forms, Polishes, Varnish and varnishing

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Pamphlets