DeVoe Decorative Colorguide

Metadata

Title

Company

F.W. Devoe & C.T. Raynolds Company

Creator

Pathe Engineering and Tool Manufacturing Corporation, manufacturer

Date

1935 (circa) - 1940 (circa)

Medium

metal

paper

plastic

wood

ink

Extent

21.75" L x 12.5" W x 4.0" D

Provenance

Gift of Hyman Myers, FAIA and Sandra Myers

Description

This mechanized apparatus with hand-operated dials allows the user to mix and match colors of five different interior decorating elements (trim, walls, furniture, ceilings, floors) for four different rooms (kitchen, bathroom, dining room, living room), with the resulting combinations seen through a viewing window in the case top.

Identifier

1991.03

Format

mechanical display

Citation

Pathe Engineering and Tool Manufacturing Corporation, manufacturer, “DeVoe Decorative Colorguide,” Color in a Can, accessed May 4, 2024, https://omeka.philaathenaeum.org/ColorInACan/items/show/400.

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