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	Japan was a drying agent commonly used in the latter end of the 19th century. It is not to be confused with japanning or japan black, which was a bitumen-based lacquer ~~method~~ for protecting sheet metal. It could be purchased as a separate commodity or pre-mixed with paints of almost any color.		Japan was a drying agent commonly used in the latter end of the 19th century. It is not to be confused with japanning or japan black, which was a bitumen-based lacquer baked to the surface for protecting sheet metal (The Calumet & Hecla Copper Company did experiment with heat-treated japanned freight car underframes in the 1890s; see "Dipping in Japan and Baking," Railroad Car Journal Vol.VI No.9 September 1896 p221).

			Japan could be purchased as a separate commodity or pre-mixed with paints of almost any color.

	A common shortcoming of japan was that it resulted in a short-lived, brittle finish.		A common shortcoming of japan was that it resulted in a short-lived, brittle finish.

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	Japan was a drying agent commonly used in the latter end of the 19th century. It is not to be confused with japanning or japan black, which was a bitumen-based lacquer method for protecting sheet metal.		Japan was a drying agent commonly used in the latter end of the 19th century. It is not to be confused with japanning or japan black, which was a bitumen-based lacquer method for protecting sheet metal. It could be purchased as a separate commodity or pre-mixed with paints of almost any color.

	A common shortcoming of japan was that it resulted in a short-lived, brittle finish.		A common shortcoming of japan was that it resulted in a short-lived, brittle finish.

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	Japan was a drying agent commonly used in the latter end of the 19th century.		Japan was a drying agent commonly used in the latter end of the 19th century. It is not to be confused with japanning or japan black, which was a bitumen-based lacquer method for protecting sheet metal.

	A common shortcoming of japan was that it resulted in a short-lived, brittle finish.		A common shortcoming of japan was that it resulted in a short-lived, brittle finish.

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	Japan was a drying agent commonly used in the latter end of the 19th century. ~~Its use cut the time expended on painting individual pieces of equipment by a considerable factor:~~		Japan was a drying agent commonly used in the latter end of the 19th century.

	<blockquote>~~Painting in the railroad shop~~ is ~~not what it used~~ to ~~be some twenty or thirty years ago, when~~ the ~~painter took two and three weeks or more to~~ paint ~~a locomotive~~, ~~and if it should be done in two weeks, it would be considered~~ a ~~quick job. In those days,~~ japan ~~colors were not used as much as they~~ are ~~to-day~~, ~~so that it took longer between coats to allow~~ the ~~paint to dry and most all painters used oil colors with japan or~~ the ~~old-fashioned patent dryers for drying purposes~~. They ~~were imbued with~~ the ~~idea that a good job could not be done with japan color, it would crack, wouldn't wear long, and there was nothing like oil; but~~ in ~~this age~~ of ~~rush in the railroad shop~~, oil ~~is 'not in~~ it~~.' Our superiors expect us to be abreast of the age~~ and ~~to do~~ the ~~work in~~ the ~~shortest possible time, and I think it is our duty to try and meet those expectations~~."~~-Thomas Jones, Canadian Pacific Railway, Montreal.~~</blockquote>		A common shortcoming of japan was that it resulted in a short-lived, brittle finish.

			<blockquote>"As is well known to the paint fraternity, ingredients that go to make up a japan are short and brittle, and have been the cause of great annoyance, especially among the cheaper grades. They are not at all calculated to promote harmony among the different coats applied in painting of either wood or iron, for while oil retards, drying japan promotes it and the antagonism between the liquids would naturally bring about anything but favorable results."</blockquote>

	''"~~Mr. Jones' Paper~~," Railroad Car Journal Vol.VI No.~~10 October~~ 1896 ~~p247~~.		''"Protective Paint for Metal Parts of Cars and Trucks," Railroad Car Journal Vol.VI No.11 November 1896 p279.''

	~~Mr. Jones hinted at a common shortcoming~~ of ~~japans, that being that they resulted in~~ a ~~short-lived~~, ~~brittle finish. Speed of painting turned out to overcome these~~ concerns ~~in the end.~~		Its use cut the time expended on painting individual pieces of equipment by a considerable factor, which ultimately superseded any concerns about its longetivity:

	<blockquote>~~"As~~ is ~~well known~~ to the paint ~~fraternity~~, ~~ingredients that go to make up~~ a japan are ~~short and brittle~~, and ~~have been~~ the ~~cause of great annoyance, especially among the cheaper grades~~. They ~~are~~ not ~~at all calculated to promote harmony among the different coats applied~~ in ~~painting~~ of ~~either wood or iron~~, ~~for while~~ oil ~~retards, drying japan promotes~~ it and the ~~antagonism between~~ the ~~liquids would naturally bring about anything but favorable results~~."</blockquote>		<blockquote>Painting in the railroad shop is not what it used to be some twenty or thirty years ago, when the painter took two and three weeks or more to paint a locomotive, and if it should be done in two weeks, it would be considered a quick job. In those days, japan colors were not used as much as they are to-day, so that it took longer between coats to allow the paint to dry and most all painters used oil colors with japan or the old-fashioned patent dryers for drying purposes. They were imbued with the idea that a good job could not be done with japan color, it would crack, wouldn't wear long, and there was nothing like oil; but in this age of rush in the railroad shop, oil is 'not in it.' Our superiors expect us to be abreast of the age and to do the work in the shortest possible time, and I think it is our duty to try and meet those expectations."-Thomas Jones, Canadian Pacific Railway, Montreal.</blockquote>

	''"~~Protective Paint for Metal Parts of Cars and Trucks~~," Railroad Car Journal Vol.VI No.~~11 November~~ 1896 ~~p279~~.''		''"Mr. Jones' Paper," Railroad Car Journal Vol.VI No.10 October 1896 p247.

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	''"Mr. Jones' Paper," Railroad Car Journal Vol.VI No.10 October 1896 p247.		''"Mr. Jones' Paper," Railroad Car Journal Vol.VI No.10 October 1896 p247.

	Mr. Jones hinted at a common shortcoming of japans, that being that it resulted in a short-lived, brittle finish. Speed of painting turned out to overcome these concerns in the end.		Mr. Jones hinted at a common shortcoming of japans, that being that they resulted in a short-lived, brittle finish. Speed of painting turned out to overcome these concerns in the end.

	<blockquote>"As is well known to the paint fraternity, ingredients that go to make up a japan are short and brittle, and have been the cause of great annoyance, especially among the cheaper grades. They are not at all calculated to promote harmony among the different coats applied in painting of either wood or iron, for while oil retards, drying japan promotes it and the antagonism between the liquids would naturally bring about anything but favorable results."</blockquote>		<blockquote>"As is well known to the paint fraternity, ingredients that go to make up a japan are short and brittle, and have been the cause of great annoyance, especially among the cheaper grades. They are not at all calculated to promote harmony among the different coats applied in painting of either wood or iron, for while oil retards, drying japan promotes it and the antagonism between the liquids would naturally bring about anything but favorable results."</blockquote>

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	Japan was a drying agent commonly used in the latter end of the 19th century. Its use cut the time expended on painting individual pieces of equipment by a considerable factor.		Japan was a drying agent commonly used in the latter end of the 19th century. Its use cut the time expended on painting individual pieces of equipment by a considerable factor:

	<blockquote>Painting in the railroad shop is not what it used to be some twenty or thirty years ago, when the painter took two and three weeks or more to paint a locomotive, and if it should be done in two weeks, it would be considered a quick job. In those days, japan colors were not used as much as they are to-day, so that it took longer between coats to allow the paint to dry and most all painters used oil colors with japan or the old-fashioned patent dryers for drying purposes. They were imbued with the idea that a good job could not be done with japan color, it would crack, wouldn't wear long, and there was nothing like oil; but in this age of rush in the railroad shop, oil is 'not in it.' Our superiors expect us to be abreast of the age and to do the work in the shortest possible time, and I think it is our duty to try and meet those expectations."-Thomas Jones, Canadian Pacific Railway, Montreal.</blockquote>		<blockquote>Painting in the railroad shop is not what it used to be some twenty or thirty years ago, when the painter took two and three weeks or more to paint a locomotive, and if it should be done in two weeks, it would be considered a quick job. In those days, japan colors were not used as much as they are to-day, so that it took longer between coats to allow the paint to dry and most all painters used oil colors with japan or the old-fashioned patent dryers for drying purposes. They were imbued with the idea that a good job could not be done with japan color, it would crack, wouldn't wear long, and there was nothing like oil; but in this age of rush in the railroad shop, oil is 'not in it.' Our superiors expect us to be abreast of the age and to do the work in the shortest possible time, and I think it is our duty to try and meet those expectations."-Thomas Jones, Canadian Pacific Railway, Montreal.</blockquote>
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	''"Mr. Jones' Paper," Railroad Car Journal Vol.VI No.10 October 1896 p247.		''"Mr. Jones' Paper," Railroad Car Journal Vol.VI No.10 October 1896 p247.

			Mr. Jones hinted at a common shortcoming of japans, that being that it resulted in a short-lived, brittle finish. Speed of painting turned out to overcome these concerns in the end.

			<blockquote>"As is well known to the paint fraternity, ingredients that go to make up a japan are short and brittle, and have been the cause of great annoyance, especially among the cheaper grades. They are not at all calculated to promote harmony among the different coats applied in painting of either wood or iron, for while oil retards, drying japan promotes it and the antagonism between the liquids would naturally bring about anything but favorable results."</blockquote>

			''"Protective Paint for Metal Parts of Cars and Trucks," Railroad Car Journal Vol.VI No.11 November 1896 p279.''

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	Japan was a drying agent commonly used in the latter end of the 19th century. Its use cut the time expended on painting individual pieces of equipment by a considerable factor.		Japan was a drying agent commonly used in the latter end of the 19th century. Its use cut the time expended on painting individual pieces of equipment by a considerable factor.

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	''"Mr. Jones' Paper," Railroad Car Journal Vol.VI No.10 October 1896 p247.		''"Mr. Jones' Paper," Railroad Car Journal Vol.VI No.10 October 1896 p247.






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Japan was a drying agent commonly used in the latter end of the 19th century. Its use cut the time expended on painting individual pieces of equipment by a considerable factor.

<blockquote>Painting in the railroad shop is not what it used to be some twenty or thirty years ago, when the painter took two and three weeks or more to paint a locomotive, and if it should be done in two weeks, it would be considered a quick job. In those days, japan colors were not used as much as they are to-day, so that it took longer between coats to allow the paint to dry and most all painters used oil colors with japan or the old-fashioned patent dryers for drying purposes. They were imbued with the idea that a good job could not be done with japan color, it would crack, wouldn't wear long, and there was nothing like oil; but in this age of rush in the railroad shop, oil is 'not in it.' Our superiors expect us to be abreast of the age and to do the work in the shortest possible time, and I think it is our duty to try and meet those expectations."-Thomas Jones, Canadian Pacific Railway, Montreal.</blockquote>

''"Mr. Jones' Paper," Railroad Car Journal Vol.VI No.10 October 1896 p247.