The Dutch Boy's Jingle Paint Book

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  The Dutch Boy in Story Land

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  One painting book entitled The Dutch Boy in Story Land: A Paint Book for Girls and Boys, by O.C. Harn, published by National Lead Company, copyright 1925. The front cover shows Dutch Boy carrying his paint bucket, being greeted by Mother Goose at the head of a parade of fairy tale characters. The back cover features a hand that has made a broad brush stroke within it is the admonition "'Save the surface and you save all' Paint & Varnish." The front inside cover has the copyright information; the inside back cover bears the Dutch Boy trademark and locations of company offices in the United States. The title page shows the Dutch Boy heading into a book with the following rhyme "Into the stories you have read/ He took his famous Dutch Boy Lead,/ And all the characters were glad/ To greet the Dutch Boy Painter Lad." There are 14 images in the book, 7 in color and 7 in outline, plus the front and back-inside covers, and the title page. Each outlined image was to be filled in using the complementary color image at its side as a guide. Some of the images have been filled in using watercolor. There are four perforated tabs at the end of the book--probably where the Decorative and Protective Painting booklet, mentioned on the front cover, would have been included before its removal for use by adults.

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  The Dutch Boy's Lead Party

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  One painting book entitled The Dutch Boy's Lead Party: A Paint Book for Girls and Boys, by O.C. Harn, published by National Lead Company, copyright 1923. The front cover shows Dutch Boy, carrying his paint bucket, being greeted by a toy lead soldier, a shoe, a plate and a light bulb. The back cover features a hand that has made a broad brush stroke with the admonition "'Save the surface and you save all' Paint & Varnish". The front inside cover contains the copyright information; the back inside cover features a seated Dutch Boy (the Dutch Boy trademark) and locations of company offices in the United States. The first page shows the Dutch Boy talking to the lead soldier; it is followed by 14 images--7 in color and 7 in outline--of items that use lead. Items include a light bulb (lead glass), shoes and baseballs (lead in the rubber), and a bullet (entirely made of lead). Each outlined image was to be filled in using the complementary color image at its side as a guide. Some of the images have been filled in using watercolor. There are four perforated tabs at the end of the book--probably where the Color Harmony in the Home booklet, mentioned on the front cover, would have been included before its removal for use by adults. On the front cover the name "M.C. Wagner" has been stamped.

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  Dutch Boy Lessons in Painting

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  One manufacturer's advertisement and painting book entitled Dutch Boy Lessons in Painting, published by National Lead Company, New York and Boston, ca. 1910. This promotional booklet for Dutch Boy white lead paint is 14 unnumbered pages in length. The front cover is a chromolithograph of the "Dutch Boy", seated and admiring his small paintings. The back cover is also illustrated with an image of the Dutch Boy, and the lower two thirds of the cover contains a related advertising rhyme. A message about how to use this booklet entitled "To the Children" is printed on the inside of the front cover. A message "to the house owner" is printed on the inside of the back cover. The book is comprised of 8 pages of outline illustrations for painting, and 3 leaves of watercolor paints (6 colors to a page) for use in painting the illustrations. Below each image are a few lines of promotional text. None of the images have been colored in, and the paints have not been used.

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  Kiddie Paint Book

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  One painting book entitled Kiddie Paint Book, published by Charles E. Graham & Co., New York, ca. 1918. The image on the front cover shows a young boy in a World War I army uniform, and below the title is the series title "0901 Kute Paint Book Series." The back cover features two cats, dressed as humans, in a living room scene--the male is wearing a green coat with tails. The company's trademark and "Made in the U.S.A." are in the lower right-hand corner. The book has 9 unique images, most in outline--only three were printed in color. Most images depict anthropomorphised and comical animals. One of the images, a squirrel driving a car, has been filled in using watercolors. In the upper left-hand corner of the front inside cover, in pencil, is written "5.50".

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  Landscape Painting Book

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  One painting book entitled Landscape Painting Book, published by McLoughlin Bros., New York, copyright 1902. The front cover shows a winter landscape. The title page features a different title (Object Painting Book) than that found on the front cover. The inside front cover reads "a few practical directions for young painters," including how to mix paints. The back inside cover depicts a palette of red, green, yellow, blue and purple; matching paint has been applied to each color by the student. The book contains 8 pages of images, half of which are printed in color, the other half in outline. The outlined images were filled in using the complementary color image as a guide. All of the outlined images have been filled in with watercolors. In the upper-right hand corner of the title page, in pencil, is written "1.00".

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  Heinz Kindergarten Book, No. 5: Pictures to Trace, Jingles to Learn

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  One tracing book/manufacturer's advertisement entitled Heinz Kindergarten Book, No. 5: Pictures to Trace, Jingles to Learn, published by H.J. Heinz Co., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ca. 1910. The front cover is illustrated with an image of a seated boy and girl who are reading a book together. The inside front cover contains manufacturer's advterising text, and the inside back cover lists "Some interesting facts about H. J. Heinz Co." The back cover contains the Heinz pickle logo with the number 57 below it. The tracing book is 16 unnumbered pages in length; on each page is an illustration for copying, accompanied by a short jingle or rhyme that advertises Heinz products. Each page is covered by a sheet of tracing paper. The last two pages of the book list "some of the 57" varieties of food products made by the company. Some of the tracing sheets have been used. "Frank Richard" is written in ms., in pencil, on the front cover.

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