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Donor:

Schiffman, Jacquelyn  Search this

Creator:

Palmer Paint Company  Search this

Extent:

5 Cubic feet (16 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Clippings

Designs

Layouts

Sheet music

Photographs

Date:

circa 1952-1957, undated

Summary:

Collection documents the business activities of the Palmer Paint Sales Company creators and manufacturers of Craft Master Paint by Number kits. Materials Include mail order forms, photographs, advertisements, product information, newspaper and magazine articles, invoices, original artwork, trade literature, and scrapbooks.

Scope and Contents:

Collection documents the history and business activities of the Palmer Paint Sales Company primarily the sale of its products and in particular the Craft Master paint by number kits. The kits were sold as boxed sets starting with a canvas and later board printed with a blue line drawing. The drawing's numbered sections corresponded to specific paint colors which were also included in the kits along with brushes and instructions. The paint by number kits varied in size, detail, skill level, and targeted audience. The Palmer Paint Sales Company was not the only merchandiser of paint by number kits, but it was the largest and most prolific probably due to Klein's marketing skills and the artistic talents of the company's employees. The collection includes advertisements, newspaper and magazine articles, invoices, mail order forms, scrapbooks, photographs, original artwork, and trade literature. It is arranged in fourteen series: Series 1, Advertising and Promotional Materials, 1952-1955, undated; Series 2, General Motors Corporation, undated; Series 3, Newspaper Articles, 1953-1954, undated; Series 4, Photographs, 1954, undated; Series 5, Transparencies, undated; Series 6, Painting and Sketch Sets, undated; Series 7, Sketches, undated; Series 8, Paintings, undated; Series 9, Paintings with Color Sketches, undated; Series 10, Paintings, Transparencies, and Sketches, undated; Series 11, Sketches, undated; Series 12, Scrapbooks, 1953-1957, undated; Series 13, Paint By Number Kits, undated; and Series 14, Sheet Music, undated

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged in fourteen series.

Series 1, Advertising and Promotional Materials, 1952-1955, undated

Series 2, General Motors Corporation, undated

Series 3, Newspaper Articles, 1953-1954, undated

Series 4, Photographs, 1954, undated

Series 5, Transparencies, undated

Series 6, Painting and Sketch Sets, undated

Series 7, Sketches, undated

Series 8, Paintings, undated

Series 9, Paintings with Color Sketches, undated

Series 10, Paintings, Transparencies, and Sketches, undated

Series 11, Sketches, undated

Series 12, Scrapbooks, 1953-1957, undated

Series 13, Paint By Number Kits, undated

Series 14, Sheet Music, undated

Biographical / Historical:

The concept of paint by number was conceived in 1949 by Max Klein (1922-1993) engineer and owner of the Palmer Paint Sales Company and commercial artist John Daniel (Dan) Robbins (1925-2019). Klein was interested in increasing paint sales when he presented Dan Robbins, the company's creator of package designs and children's book illustrations, the challenge. Under the Craft Master name, they created kits with the assistance of other artists who helped Robbins with the task of making the outlines, creating transparent overlays, painting, printing, and proofing artwork. Both Klein's and Robbins's wives spent time painting samples for Craft Master to test and display. In 1959 Klein sold Craft Master which he set up as a separate company after the product became so successful. It has since gone through several ownerships.

Related Materials:

Materials at the Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Every Man a Rembrandt! Episode 188, May 1954, demonstrates manufacturing painting sets with numbers. Palmer Paint Sales Company, Detroit, Michigan.

Materials at the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Division of Social History, Exhibition Records Accession 04-069

Office of Exhibits Central, Exhibition Records Accession 08-051

Division of Social History, National Museum of American History

See http://americanhistory.si.edu/paint/reminiscence.html

Materials at Other Organizations

Paint By Numbers Museum

Detroit Historical Society

Detroit Historical Museum

Museum of Modern Art

Separated Materials:

Related objects located in the Division of Home and Community Life (now Division of Cultural and Community Life).

Provenance:

Collection donated by Jacquelyn Schiffman, September 21, 1997.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

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:

Art, American -- 1930-1960  Search this

Leisure -- United States  Search this

Painting -- 1930-1960  Search this

Genre/Form:

Clippings

Designs

Layouts -- 1930-1960

Sheet music -- 1920-1960

Photographs -- 20th century

Citation:

Paint By Numbers Collection, circa 1952-1957, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0544

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Paint By Number Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep899a7d50a-5632-4e4e-abed-328e28e1eb02

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0544

Collection Donor:

Schiffman, Jacquelyn  Search this

Collection Creator:

Palmer Paint Company  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Scope and Contents:

Contain printed and visual materials for products sold and marketed by the Palmer Paint Sales Company. Materials include invoices, mail order forms, cartoons, paint sales inventory, art script pamphlets, and advertisements for Toleware, PANN, Craft Master, Paint the Number (PTN), Tile-n-Frame, and Publishers Montage products. Of interest is the materials relating to personal portrait kits. The personal portrait kits were custom created for consumers from the photographs they sent to Palmer Paint Sales Company who would then produce a paint by number kit. In addition, there are materials relating to the artist Kathi Urbach. Materials are arranged in chronological order.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Paint By Numbers Collection, circa 1952-1957, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0544, Series 1

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Paint By Number Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8bcf2ed1e-7678-4929-a02f-637069698470

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0544-ref652

Collection Donor:

Schiffman, Jacquelyn  Search this

Collection Creator:

Palmer Paint Company  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1952

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Paint By Numbers Collection, circa 1952-1957, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Paint By Number Collection

Paint By Number Collection / Series 1: Advertising and Promotional Materials, 1952-1955, undated

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep81320c7a5-4700-4a10-a3f4-9d2e70f64475

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0544-ref653

Collection Donor:

Schiffman, Jacquelyn  Search this

Collection Creator:

Palmer Paint Company  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Paint By Numbers Collection, circa 1952-1957, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Paint By Number Collection

Paint By Number Collection / Series 1: Advertising and Promotional Materials, 1952-1955, undated

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep81518c197-56e7-48ec-98c9-1e1c6b3c6657

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0544-ref654

Collection Donor:

Schiffman, Jacquelyn  Search this

Collection Creator:

Palmer Paint Company  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 3

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1953

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Paint By Numbers Collection, circa 1952-1957, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Paint By Number Collection

Paint By Number Collection / Series 1: Advertising and Promotional Materials, 1952-1955, undated

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ea68db85-bc93-4b7d-9896-b9c99ab8255b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0544-ref655

Collection Donor:

Schiffman, Jacquelyn  Search this

Collection Creator:

Palmer Paint Company  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 4

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1954

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Paint By Numbers Collection, circa 1952-1957, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Paint By Number Collection

Paint By Number Collection / Series 1: Advertising and Promotional Materials, 1952-1955, undated

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8cdea9a23-9f66-4098-b7ec-8bc46ae0f7ca

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0544-ref656

Collection Donor:

Schiffman, Jacquelyn  Search this

Collection Creator:

Palmer Paint Company  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 5

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Paint By Numbers Collection, circa 1952-1957, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Paint By Number Collection

Paint By Number Collection / Series 1: Advertising and Promotional Materials, 1952-1955, undated

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8002c3b62-b28a-4269-80e4-9e1e9e1b4860

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0544-ref657

Collection Donor:

Schiffman, Jacquelyn  Search this

Collection Creator:

Palmer Paint Company  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 6

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Paint By Numbers Collection, circa 1952-1957, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Paint By Number Collection

Paint By Number Collection / Series 1: Advertising and Promotional Materials, 1952-1955, undated

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8dde5268f-474e-41a4-9ae7-6bd234ae5c87

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0544-ref658

Collection Donor:

Schiffman, Jacquelyn  Search this

Collection Creator:

Palmer Paint Company  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 7

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Paint By Numbers Collection, circa 1952-1957, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Paint By Number Collection

Paint By Number Collection / Series 1: Advertising and Promotional Materials, 1952-1955, undated

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c427f9ab-ae0b-4091-ad80-213720b49f02

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0544-ref659

Collection Donor:

Schiffman, Jacquelyn  Search this

Collection Creator:

Palmer Paint Company  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 8

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Paint By Numbers Collection, circa 1952-1957, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Paint By Number Collection

Paint By Number Collection / Series 1: Advertising and Promotional Materials, 1952-1955, undated

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8d3079d7b-7f9f-4619-95f3-1ccef9077d09

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0544-ref660

Collection Donor:

Schiffman, Jacquelyn  Search this

Collection Creator:

Palmer Paint Company  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 9

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Paint By Numbers Collection, circa 1952-1957, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Paint By Number Collection

Paint By Number Collection / Series 1: Advertising and Promotional Materials, 1952-1955, undated

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8aa5cb663-5feb-4631-bdd9-c5601000dba7

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0544-ref661

Collection Donor:

Schiffman, Jacquelyn  Search this

Collection Creator:

Palmer Paint Company  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 10

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Paint By Numbers Collection, circa 1952-1957, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Paint By Number Collection

Paint By Number Collection / Series 1: Advertising and Promotional Materials, 1952-1955, undated

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep879ae77cf-e7f8-4925-983d-d0d8cc88a5dc

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0544-ref662

Collection Donor:

Schiffman, Jacquelyn  Search this

Collection Creator:

Palmer Paint Company  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 11

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Paint By Numbers Collection, circa 1952-1957, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Paint By Number Collection

Paint By Number Collection / Series 1: Advertising and Promotional Materials, 1952-1955, undated

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80065dfdf-cdb8-4e88-95ef-d959cdf17e53

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0544-ref663

Collection Donor:

Schiffman, Jacquelyn  Search this

Collection Creator:

Palmer Paint Company  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 12

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1952-1955

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Paint By Numbers Collection, circa 1952-1957, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Paint By Number Collection

Paint By Number Collection / Series 1: Advertising and Promotional Materials, 1952-1955, undated

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f695ae71-df9d-48bd-81de-e98d57c2d21e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0544-ref664

Collection Donor:

Schiffman, Jacquelyn  Search this

Collection Creator:

Palmer Paint Company  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 13

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1952-1955

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Paint By Numbers Collection, circa 1952-1957, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Paint By Number Collection

Paint By Number Collection / Series 1: Advertising and Promotional Materials, 1952-1955, undated

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83e494102-6d30-4e9f-a075-343dde6c5a37

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0544-ref665

Collection Donor:

Schiffman, Jacquelyn  Search this

Collection Creator:

Palmer Paint Company  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 14

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Paint By Numbers Collection, circa 1952-1957, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Paint By Number Collection

Paint By Number Collection / Series 1: Advertising and Promotional Materials, 1952-1955, undated

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep84573c1f7-b128-4a7f-a055-ca3e21ff1ea9

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0544-ref666

Collection Donor:

Schiffman, Jacquelyn  Search this

Collection Creator:

Palmer Paint Company  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 15

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1952-1955

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Paint By Numbers Collection, circa 1952-1957, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Paint By Number Collection

Paint By Number Collection / Series 1: Advertising and Promotional Materials, 1952-1955, undated

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep846736c51-80c8-4a8e-8bdd-3baa3a73bae3

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0544-ref667

Collection Donor:

Schiffman, Jacquelyn  Search this

Collection Creator:

Palmer Paint Company  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 16

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1952-1955

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Paint By Numbers Collection, circa 1952-1957, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Paint By Number Collection

Paint By Number Collection / Series 1: Advertising and Promotional Materials, 1952-1955, undated

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep870f408f3-110c-4bbb-9bb7-2e2c9ab0b78a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0544-ref668

Collection Donor:

Schiffman, Jacquelyn  Search this

Collection Creator:

Palmer Paint Company  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 17

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1955

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Paint By Numbers Collection, circa 1952-1957, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Paint By Number Collection

Paint By Number Collection / Series 1: Advertising and Promotional Materials, 1952-1955, undated

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8fe993c4d-fd74-4aab-99d7-e328064efaf8

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0544-ref669

Collection Donor:

Schiffman, Jacquelyn  Search this

Collection Creator:

Palmer Paint Company  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 18

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1953-1954

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Paint By Numbers Collection, circa 1952-1957, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Paint By Number Collection

Paint By Number Collection / Series 1: Advertising and Promotional Materials, 1952-1955, undated

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82cf7c313-d8c2-4fa3-aa9e-41f73d1303df

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0544-ref670