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- Paint Color Sample Card for Ford, Lincoln and Mercury Cars, "1966 Ford Corporate Colors" - Fred Rinshed and Herbert Mason formed Rinshed-Mason Company in Detroit, Michigan, in 1919. Mr. Mason previously made hunting decoys, and his decoys had developed a reputation for long-lasting paint finishes. Rinshed-Mason soon became the largest paint supplier to Detroit's booming automotive industry. In 1931, the company introduced the first metallic finish for automobiles.
- 1966
- Collections - Artifact
Paint Color Sample Card for Ford, Lincoln and Mercury Cars, "1966 Ford Corporate Colors"
Fred Rinshed and Herbert Mason formed Rinshed-Mason Company in Detroit, Michigan, in 1919. Mr. Mason previously made hunting decoys, and his decoys had developed a reputation for long-lasting paint finishes. Rinshed-Mason soon became the largest paint supplier to Detroit's booming automotive industry. In 1931, the company introduced the first metallic finish for automobiles.
- Trade Card for Carriage & Buggy Paints, Peninsular White Lead & Color Works, 1880-1900 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1880-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Carriage & Buggy Paints, Peninsular White Lead & Color Works, 1880-1900
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Hallmark "Arctic Artist" Collector's Club Christmas Ornament, 1999 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1999
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Arctic Artist" Collector's Club Christmas Ornament, 1999
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Hallmark "Home Improvement Pro" Christmas Ornament, 2006 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 2006
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Home Improvement Pro" Christmas Ornament, 2006
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Chief Paints Sign, 1935-1955 -
- 1935-1955
- Collections - Artifact
Chief Paints Sign, 1935-1955
- Paint Bucket -
- Collections - Artifact
Paint Bucket
- 1964 Ford, Mercury, Lincoln Continental and Thunderbird Exterior Colors - Ford Motor Company's color sample cards provided dealers and customers with a look at exterior color options for Ford automobiles. The cards contained paint samples of available exterior finishes. Color options presented in early-release advanced cards were always subject to change.
- 1964
- Collections - Artifact
1964 Ford, Mercury, Lincoln Continental and Thunderbird Exterior Colors
Ford Motor Company's color sample cards provided dealers and customers with a look at exterior color options for Ford automobiles. The cards contained paint samples of available exterior finishes. Color options presented in early-release advanced cards were always subject to change.
- Berrycraft Paint Sign, 1930-1940 -
- 1930-1940
- Collections - Artifact
Berrycraft Paint Sign, 1930-1940
- Making Soybean Paint for Automobiles, Ford Village Industry Plant, Saline, Michigan, November 18, 1941 - In the early 1920s, Henry Ford began locating small hydroelectrically powered plants in rural southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" employed local people who could maintain farms while working at the factory. The plant in Saline operated from 1938 until 1947. During World War II, workers here processed soybean oil for paints and plastics, and they machined parts for Pratt & Whitney engines.
- November 18, 1941
- Collections - Artifact
Making Soybean Paint for Automobiles, Ford Village Industry Plant, Saline, Michigan, November 18, 1941
In the early 1920s, Henry Ford began locating small hydroelectrically powered plants in rural southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" employed local people who could maintain farms while working at the factory. The plant in Saline operated from 1938 until 1947. During World War II, workers here processed soybean oil for paints and plastics, and they machined parts for Pratt & Whitney engines.
- "1965 Ford Colors: Falcon, Fairlane, Ford, Thunderbird, Mustang" - Ford Motor Company's color sample cards provided dealers and customers with a look at exterior color options for Ford automobiles. The cards contained paint samples of available exterior finishes. Color options presented in early-release advanced cards were always subject to change.
- 1965
- Collections - Artifact
"1965 Ford Colors: Falcon, Fairlane, Ford, Thunderbird, Mustang"
Ford Motor Company's color sample cards provided dealers and customers with a look at exterior color options for Ford automobiles. The cards contained paint samples of available exterior finishes. Color options presented in early-release advanced cards were always subject to change.