Are You Going to Paint? This Paint is Prepared for Immediate Application.

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Title

Company

Averill Chemical Paint Company

Date

1876

Medium

paper

paint

ink

Extent

11.0" H x 6.625" W

Description

The Averill Chemical Paint Company patented its ready-mixed paint in 1867. This advertisement from 1876 shows a wretched colonial painter in the lower left corner mixing his own ingredients by hand, while a modern painter in the lower right corner enjoys the convenience of Averill's ready-mixed paint.

Identifier

TCAT Averill Chemical Paint Company 1869

Format

1 sheet

Citation

“Are You Going to Paint? This Paint is Prepared for Immediate Application.,” Color in a Can, accessed April 19, 2024, http://omeka.philaathenaeum.org/ColorInACan/items/show/369.

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