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Artista Flexola Paint

Description: One boxed sample set of acrylic paints entitled Artista Flexola Paint, manufactured by Binney & Smith Co., New York, "makers of Crayola", ca. 1948. The set includes 4 small tubes of paint and printed instructions tucked into the lid. "Gold Medal Products" and "Samples to Test" are printed on the lid.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: circa 1948
Call number: ephKAEE
Creator: Korzenik, Diana (1941-)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Diana Korzenik, August 1997.

Donald Duck Paint Box

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One boxed watercolor paint set entitled Donald Duck Paint Box, manufactured by Transogram, Inc., New York and Walt Disney Productions, 1950. The set is comprised of 12 molded star-shaped cakes of watercolor paints and one paintbrush, housed within a decorated tin box. The paints are affixed to the bottom of the box, and printed within the center (on paper) is: "Donald Duck Paint Set, No. 1422." The underside of the hinged lid bears black, red and white images of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Goofy and Dopey. At the bottom of the underside of the lid is printed "A Transogram Gold Medal Craft Set" and "[copyright symbol] Walt Disney Productions." "Copyright 1950 Walt Disney Productions" is printed at the bottom of the top lid illustration. Images of Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse painting feature on the top lid.

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Artista Tempera: Show Card Colors

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One boxed set of tempera paint entitled Artista Tempera: Show Card Colors, manufactured by Binney & Smith Co., New York, ca. 1935. The box contains 6 glass jars (approx. 1 oz. each) of tempera paint in green, red, black, yellow, blue, and white. The logo/seal of "Gold Medal Products" is on the box.

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Superfine Painting Colors

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One boxed set of watercolor paints entitled Superfine Painting Colors, manufacturer unknown, ca. 1880. The set is comprised of 40 rectangular, embossed cakes of watercolor paint, two round porcelain dishes, two paint brushes, and two embossed cakes of charcoal. The set is housed within a wooden box with a sliding lid. The paints are divided into 5 rows of 8 each, and each cake of paint is embossed with an image of a family crest. The lid is not labeled; a label is affixed, however, to the bottom of the paint brush compartment.

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Our Children’s Favorite Paint Box

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One boxed set of watercolor paints entitled Our Children's Favorite Paint Box, manufacturer unknown, ca. 1895. The set is comprised of 18 cakes of watercolor paint, two porcelain dishes, and two thin sticks of charcoal. The paints are contained within wooden dividers, and are embossed with an image of an eagle. The set is housed within a wooden box with a sliding lid. A chromolithograph with labeled scenes of monuments and buildings in various American cities is mounted to the lid. One of the images is labeled "Chicago-Exhibition 1893." "Made in Germany" is printed on the image as well.

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Tom Sawyer Painting Set

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One boxed painting set entitled Tom Sawyer Painting Set, manufactured by Standard Solophone Manufacturing Company, N.Y., in conjunction with Paramount Pictures, copyright 1931. This set is comprised of 30 cakes of watercolor paint, two metal dishes, four small tubes of watercolor paints, 8 colored wax crayons, 8 outline images for painting, 2 color images (stills) from the movie, and a 4-page "'Tom Sawyer' Nuart Poster Color Guide." The images in this set are based on the Paramount Pictures movie Tom Sawyer starring Jackie Coogan as Tom. Four of the eight paint-by-number outline images have been completed. On the lid of the box is a scene of 'Tom' painting a portrait of 'Junior Durkin', who is seated in front of him. An artist's palette and a box of paints are behind 'Tom'. Below the image of the two boys is printed "Characters from the Paramount Photo-Play." "Copyright 1931" and "Made by Standard Solophone Mfg. Co., N.Y. Made in USA" and "Picture contents copyright 1931 by Standard Solophone Mfg. Co., Inc." are printed in the lower left and right-hand corners, respectively, of the lid. The watercolor paint inside the box has been lightly used; the crayons have not been used.

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Pretty Pets Paint Box

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One boxed set of watercolor paints entitled Pretty Pets Paint Box, manufacturer unknown, ca. 1895. The set is comprised of 28 cakes of watercolor paint, two small porcelain dishes, one paintbrush, a piece of glass, and a 5-inch paper ruler. The cakes of paint are embossed with an artist's palette design, and are contained within wooden dividers in a wooden box (no lid). This box is housed within a paperboard box (which does have a lid). Mounted onto the paperboard lid is a chromolithograph image of three girls, each painting a toy elephant. "2.00" (price) is written in ms., in pencil, in the upper right-hand corner of the image on the lid.

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