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Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Extent:
4.19 Cubic feet (consisting of 9 boxes, 1 folder, 5 oversize folders, 1 map case folders, plus digital images of some collection material. )
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Printed ephemera
Publications
Business letters
Business ephemera
Reports
Periodicals
Correspondence
Illustrations
Trade catalogs
Printed material
Trade cards
Commercial correspondence
Manuals
Receipts
Commercial catalogs
Business records
Advertisements
Catalogs
Advertising
Catalogues
Business cards
Printed materials
Mail order catalogs
Sales catalogs
Letterheads
Scrapbooks
Advertising cards
Advertising fliers
Ephemera
Photographs
Print advertising
Trade literature
Manufacturers' catalogs
Advertising mail
Samples
Invoices
Date:
1803-1961
Summary:
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Accounting and Bookkeeping forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
Scope and Contents:
Material within the subject category Paints relates to the production and sales of interior and exterior paint in the United States. The series contains business records and advertisements generated by manufacturers and distributors of paints, enamels, and varnishes in the form of receipts for goods and services, price lists, paint samples, import and export documents, advertising catalogues and pamphlets. No complete or substantial number of records exists for any single company. Additional material includes guides and scrapbooks manufactured by paint companies, educational material about painting and interior decorating, types and qualities of paint, and literature discussing select histories of paints. The oversize items are comprised of paint and color swatches, can labels, printed advertisements, brochures, related publications, and images. Images include houses, rooms, painters, and families. There is no detailed information fNo particular depth is present for any singular subtopic though some publications may provide general and historical overviews of paint, the paint industry, and home or furniture decoration and alteration.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into three subseries. Business Records and Marketing Material Genre Subject
Brand Name Index:
The following is a list of brand names for various paints and related names that appear on this list is a compilation of those found on materials in the vertical document boxes. It is not a complete list of all the brand names for paints. The list is intended to assist researchers locate desired materials when only the brand name is known. Brand Name Index Manufacturer -- Brand Name Acme -- Acme Paint Alabastine -- Seeley Bros. Alcolac -- Pratt & Lambert Inc. Amalie -- L. Sonneborn Sons Inc. Amsterdam -- Kelloggs & Miller Anchor -- E & F King & Co. Aquarine -- Muzzy Bros. Aquatite -- Edward Smith & Co. American Seal -- Wm. Connors Paint Manufacturing American Seal -- Troy Paint & Color Works American Seal -- Higgins & Gilgore Arco -- Atlantic Refining Co. Atlas -- Geo. D. Wetherill & Co Averill -- Seeley Bros. Barreled Sunlight -- U.S. Gutta Percha Paint Co. Bessemer -- Rinald Bros. Blue Ribbon -- Beckwith-Chandler Co. Bull's Eye -- Wm.Zinnser & Co. Caboose -- Beckwith-Chandler Co. Calendar -- Chas. H. Winkleman & Co. Calcimo -- Montgomery Ward & Co Cempro -- Asphalt Products Co. Chalcol -- H.B.Chalmers Co. Champion -- King Paint Mfg. Co. Chi-Namel -- Ohio Varnish Co. Chilton -- G.A.Reeve & Co. Cliff -- Frank S. DeRonde Co. Collier -- National Lead Co. Country Gentleman -- M.G. Stoneman & Son Colotec -- Western Auto Supply Conservo -- Samuel Cabot Inc Coverall -- Montgomery Ward & Co. Creo-Dipt -- J.W.Stonebeck & Sons Creolite -- Heath & Milligan Mfg. Co. Cup Defender -- Edward Smith & Co. Deco Electro -- Elmquist-Hannan Co. Degrah -- Keystone Varnish Detro -- Detroit Whitehead Works Duco -- Dupont DeNemours Co. Duragloss -- Ackerman Corp. Duramant -- Mayer & Loewenstein Durotone -- Heath & Milligan Mfg. Co. Elastic -- Atlantic Refining Co El Dorado -- Rambo & Specht Effecto -- Pratt & Lambert Inc. Escolac -- Edward Smith & Co. Expedite -- Pratt & Lambert Inc. Flooralas -- Cincinnati Varnish Genasco -- Barber Asphalt Paving Co. Glasbrite -- Benjamin F.Forbes Co. Gold Seal -- S.P. Van Duzer & Co. Golden Rule -- Robinson's Golden Shield -- John G. Willits & Co Graf-Tonic -- Grafton & Son Gray's Ferry -- Harrison Bros. & Co Home Comfort -- Wrought Iron Range Co. Haddonfield -- John G. Willits & Co. Hilo -- Moller & Schumann Co. Hydrofugol -- Central Chemical Co. Imperial -- John Lucas Co Ingersoll -- Patron's Paint Works. Ironore -- Prince Bros Isolatine -- Roessler & Hasslackher Chemical Co. I.X.L. -- Edward Smith & Co. Japalac -- Glidden Varnish Co. Japalac -- Lowe Bros. Jellitac -- Arthur S. Hoyt Jigtime -- Merkin Kemicoris -- Eclipse Paint & Mfg. Co. Keystone -- Keystone Varnish Co. Klenzer -- Detroit Whitehead Works Kyanize -- Boston Varnish Co. Little Blueflag -- Lowe Bros. Lu-co -- John Lucas Co. Luxeberry -- Berry Bros. Lux-o-lite -- Longman & Martinex Lawson -- Valentine & Co. Lythite -- Frank S. DeRonde Co. Magnite -- J.A. & W. Bird & Co. Monarch -- Senour Mfg.Co. Monitor -- S.Wolf's Sons Mountain Torrent -- E.J. Sanford & Co. Mura lo -- Bowers Bros. Muresco -- Benjamin Moore & Co Nava lite -- Chicago Varnish Co. Neals -- Acme White Licard & Color Works Nukote -- Pratt & Lambert Inc. Opal-Gloss -- David B.Crockett Co. Opal-Lac -- David B.Crockett Co. Paragon -- Charles H. Connors Co. Paragon -- Charles H.Connors Co. Paint Mfg. Co. Petrol -- J.A. & W. Bird & Co Pilgrim -- Vaughan Paint Co. Primelac -- David B.Crockett Co. Railway -- Beckwith-Chandler Co. Raven -- Berry Bros. Red seal -- National Lead Co. Royal -- A. Wilhelm Co. Royal -- King Paint Mfg. Co. Ruberoid -- Ruberoid Ruskilla -- Atlas Preservative Co. of America Sani-Flat -- Benjamin Moore & Co. Sapolin -- Gerstenderfer Bros. Seroco -- Sears Roebuck Co. Shel-Lite -- Excelsior Varnish Works Star -- Pratt & Lambert Inc. Suncota -- F.O.Pierce Co. Sun Proff -- Patton Paint Co. Sunshine -- Heath & Milligan Mfg. Co. Superior -- Detroit Graphite Mfg. Co. Super-Tex -- Tex Products Inc. Surpaco -- St. Louis Surfacer & Paint Co. Thermalite -- Hascall Paint Co. Town & Country -- Harrison Bros. & Co. Town & Country -- Sager & Jennings Trade -- Harrison Bros. & Co. Trinidad -- Thomas Mfg. Co. Valdura -- American Asphalt Paint Co. Valspar -- Valentine & Co. Velvex -- Barret Mfg. Co. Vitralite -- Vaughan Paint Co. Vitrolite -- Pratt & Lambert Inc. Wadsworth -- King Paint Mfg. Co. Wax-Lac -- Detroit Whitehead Works Wheeler's -- Bridgeport Wood Finishing Co. Florence White -- A. Wheeler & Co. Watco -- Wm. Waterall & Co. Zinolin -- Keystone Varnish Co.
Forms Part Of:
Forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana. Series 1: Business Ephemera Series 2: Other Collection Divisions Series 3: Isadore Warshaw Personal Papers Series 4: Photographic Reference Material
Provenance:
Paints is a portion of the Business Ephemera Series of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Accession AC0060 purchased from Isadore Warshaw in 1967. Warshaw continued to accumulate similar material until his death, which was donated in 1971 by his widow, Augusta. For a period after acquisition, related materials from other sources (of mixed provenance) were added to the collection so there may be content produced or published after Warshaw's death in 1969. This practice has since ceased.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Enamel and enameling  Search this
Consumer goods -- Catalogs  Search this
Trade associations  Search this
Retail trade  Search this
Genre/Form:
Printed ephemera
Publications
Business letters
Business ephemera
Reports
Periodicals
Correspondence
Illustrations
Publications -- Business
Trade catalogs
Printed material
Trade cards
Commercial correspondence
Manuals
Receipts
Commercial catalogs
Business records
Advertisements
Catalogs
Advertising
Catalogues
Business cards
Printed materials
Mail order catalogs
Sales catalogs
Letterheads
Scrapbooks
Advertising cards
Advertising fliers
Ephemera
Photographs
Print advertising
Trade literature
Manufacturers' catalogs
Advertising mail
Samples
Invoices
Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Paints, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Paints
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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Paints
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep865c56aee-1c6a-4054-b47d-7e7011ee8466
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-paints