Historical Samples.

Paint Catalogs

Columbia Wagon Company Color Chart Of Standard Colors By Color Name
Samples Of Wagon And Coach Paints Including "Pullman Car Color".
From autocolorlibrary.com

Masury Paint Color Catalog, 1876.
Randy Hees Collection, Craig Hoefer Photographer.

H. W. Johns Asbestos Roof Railroad and Seaside Paints. Circa 1883.
Color samples of roof paints. Paints of this type would be billed as fire proof and used exclusively on surfaces prone to cinders.
Andrew Brandon Collection.

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