CrimsonandorangeBad.„„yellowInferior.„„greenStrong, but harsh.„„blueGood.„„violetBad.„„gold-yellowGood.ScarletandyellowBad.„„greenInferior.„„greenish-blueGood.ScarletandblueGood.„„violetBad.OrangeandyellowPoor.„„yellow-greenFair.„„greenStrong-poor.„„green-blueFair.„„blueGood.„„violetStrong-good.Orange-yellowandcrimsonPoor.„„scarletPoor.„„greenBad.„„blue-greenBad.„„green-blueFairly good.„„blueExcellent.„„violetGood.YellowandcrimsonPoor.„„greenBad.„„blue-greenVery bad.„„blueOnly fair.„„violetVery good.GreenandblueVery poor.„„violetModerate.„„redGood.
The author has thought it might be of service to his readers to include a list of books which would probably be useful to the purchaser of this work. The list below includes the most modern and up-to-date works, together with their prices and publishers. A very brief description is appended.
PAINTING & DECORATING, by Walter J. Pearce, second edition, 1902. Price, 12s. 6d. Published by Chas. Griffin & Co., Ltd., London. This is a book of 312 pages and several coloured plates. The first edition was published in 1898, and it contains information on every branch of house painting and decorating. It is the work of a practical painter, who is also an artist, andwho has lectured on the subject at the Manchester Technical School for several years past. The book is highly recommended.
PAINTERS’ COLOURS, OILS & VARNISHES, a Practical Manual by George H. Hurst, F.C.S. This work contains over 500 pages. The third edition was published in 1901 by Chas. Griffin & Co., Ltd., Exeter Street, Strand, E.C. The book contains detailed information of the most practical and thorough character concerning all pigments, colours, colour and paint machinery, paint vehicles, such as paint oils, turpentine, etc., driers and varnishes. As a manual treating of painters’ materials it will be found most useful to painters who desire to know the properties of the materials they use.
PRANG’S “STANDARD OF COLOUR.” This work is very useful to colour mixers. It consists of seven plates, each plate consisting of 168 colours, tints or hues. (Arthur Ackerman, Regent Street, S.W.)
“HOUSE PAINTING, GRAINING, MARBLING AND SIGN WRITING,” by Ellis A. Davidson. This book comprises 9 coloured plates of wood and marbles, 150 wood engravings and a full treatise on the process of house painting, sign writing, etc. (Crosby, Lockwood & Son.)
“CHEMISTRY OF PAINTS AND PAINTING,” by Professor A. H. Church, published by Seeley & Co., Gt. Russell Street, W.C. This is a reliable and exhaustive treatise on pigments, oils, varnishes and other materials used by artists.
“PIGMENTS, PAINT AND PAINTING,” by George Terry, published by Messrs. E. & F. N. Spon, Ltd., London, 7s. 6d.
“MANUFACTURE OF PAINTS,” by J. Cruickshank Smith, B.S.A., published by Scott, Greenwood & Co., London, 7s. 6d.
“COLOUR.” A handbook of the theory of colour by George H. Hurst, F.C.S., with 10 coloured plates and 22 illustrations. Published by Scott, Greenwood & Co., London, 7s. 6d.
“COLOUR.” A text book of modern chromatics, with application to art and industry, by Professor Ogden Rood, 3rd edition, 5s.
“COLOUR.” An elementary manual for students, with 6 coloured plates, by Professor A. H. Church. Published by Cassell & Co.
“THE MODERN WOOD FINISHER,” by F. Maire. This is a thoroughly practical little work on Wood Finishing in all its branches. Price 2s. Published by “The Western Painter,” Journal Building, Chicago, Ill., U.S.A.
The Author regrets that in the text the address ofMessrs. Torrance & Sons, Ltd.,is given incorrectly. It should be Bitton, near Bristol, Glos.
Acorn Brown,17Amber Brown,17American Walnut, Graining Colour,59American Walnut, Ground for,58Antique Oak, Ground for,58Apple Green,15Ash Graining Colour,59Ash, Ground for,58Autumn Leaf,17Birch, Ground for,58Bird’s Eye Maple, Graining Colour,59Blacks,70Blackboard Paint,87Blues,33-70Body,64Books, Useful,92Bronze for Paint Tins,84Bronze Green,15-66Brunswick Green,44Brushes,77Buff,16Care of Brushes,81Characteristics of Good Colours,61Charlton White,22Cherry Graining Colour,59Chestnut Graining Colour,59Chrome Green,66Chromes,69Colonial Yellow,16Colours, Dry,11Colours, Economy of Using Good,18Colours, Nomenclature of,15Colours or Stainers,14Colours, Permanence of,66Colours that may be used with Lime,77Commercial White,21Composition of a Paint,7Covering Power,63Cream,17Dark Drab,17Dark Green,16Dark Oak,16-17Deal, Priming for,13Deep Cream,17Deep Drab,17Dipping Paints,84Doe Colour,16Dutch Process, White Lead,21Driers,8Drum Paint,83Dry Colours,11Economy of Using Good Colours,18Embossing on Glass,90Emerald Green,66Export Putty,86Fawn Brown,17Fineness of Grinding,62Floor Paints,84French Putty,86Good Colours, Economy of Using,18-60Graining Colours,59Grays and Greys,22Greens,44-66Ground Colours for Graining,57Harmony of Colours,91Hard Putty,86Hue,19Imperishable Putty,87Indian Red,7-68Indigo,33Inside second coat,13Iron, Priming for,12Iron Cement,83Iron, Paint for,86Italian Walnut, Ground for,7Ivy Green,16Japan White,20Japanners,8Knotted Oak, Ground for,58Lead and Zinc, Mixing,20Light Chocolate,16Light Drab,16Light Oak, Ground for,57Light Oak Stain,71Light Stone,16Lilac,16Linseed Oil,8Liquid Driers,8Lithopone,21Luminous Paint,89Mahogany Graining Colour,59Mahogany, Ground for,58Maple Graining Colour,59Maple, Ground for,57Materials, Proportions of,12Medium Oak, Ground for,57Middle Stone,16Mixing Greens,44Mixing Machine,9Mixing of Paint,9-10Mixing Zinc and Lead,20Moss Gray,17Moss Green,15Nomenclature of Colours,15Oak, Ground for,57Ochres,69Olive Green,16Paint, Composition of,7Paint for Iron,85Paint Mixing,10Paint Mixing Machine,7Paint Remover,71Paint Strainer,11Painting on Stucco,12Paints, and how to mix them,51Patent Driers,8Pea Green,16Pearl Gray,16Permanence of Colours,66Permanent Pigments,67Permanent White,20-21Pigments liable to change,74Pine, Priming for,13Pitch Pine, Ground for,57Pollard Oak Graining Colour,59Pollard Oak, Ground for,57Prang’s “Standard of Colour”,18Priming Coat,70Priming for Deal,13Priming for Iron,12Proportions of Materials,12Prussian Blue,33,36,45,70Purity of Colours,61Purity of Tone,62Purple Brown,7Putty Recipes,86Red Lead,68Reds,26Rosewood Graining Colour,59Rosewood, Ground for,58Sage Green,15Sandstone,16Satinwood, Ground for,57Sea Green,15Second Coat,13Shade,19Sienna,70Sienna Brown,17Signal Red,17Size for Plastered Walls,71Slate,16Smoke Colour,17Snuff Brown,17Soft Putty,86Special Paints,83Specific Gravity,72Spreading Capacity,63Stainers or Colours,14Standard in Graining Colours,60Steel Gray,16Stainers for Paint,11Stipplers,82Straining Paint,11Straw Yellow,17Strength of Colours,45Stucco, Painting on,12Terebine,83Testing Colours,60-65Testing Turpentine,74Tint,19Tinting Strength,64Tool for Paint Mixing,11Turpentine,7Turpentine, testing,74Tuscan Red,68Ultramarine,37-70Umber,70Useful Recipes,83Varnish Brushes,82Varnishing Paint,8Venetian Red,7-68Vermilion,68Vermilionette,68Walnut Stain,71Warm Gray,16White Lead,7-21White Lead and Ultramarine,45White Lead, Testing,62Whites,20Whites Compared,21Whitewash for Poultry Houses,87Window Glass Measurement,72Wire Paint Strainer,11Wood and Glue Putty,87Yellow Ochre,7Yellows,38Zinc and Lead, Mixing,20
M. Waller & Son, Printers, 15, Chapal Lane, Hull.
“ECLIPSE”PAINT REMOVER.Saving of 50 per Cent. in Time and Labour.No Lime or Potash.To Railway and Gas Companies, Shipowners, Builders, Decorators, Coachbuilders, Painters, Ship and Yacht Builders, etc.No 1. The “Eclipse” Paint Remover.This Powerful Paste is invaluable for Removing Old Hard Paint (any thickness), Enamel, Varnish, and Wall Paper from Wood, Stone, or Iron. It is a Disinfectant, and will not injure the Surface nor the Paint or Varnish afterwards applied, and is pronounced by first-class Firms to be the Cheapest and most Effectual in the Market. It is much liked for taking paint from Baths for repainting, and is invaluable as applied to old wood carvings and all fine-art work. Will thoroughly clean and renew Marble, etc.☛ Send for Circular and Testimonials toJOHN M. GIBSON,21, HOPE STREET, GLASGOW.[IN PRESS.]WALL PAPER AND PAPERHANGING.By ARTHUR S. JENNINGS.A Handbook on Decoration in paper and other materials, withpractical instructions on Hanging them.Illustrated by many half-tone and other engravings, showing the latest designs in Wall Hangings.Price 5s.Post free, 5s. 3d.May be had of the Author, A. S. JENNINGS, 62, Barry Road,East Dulwich, London, S.E.
“ECLIPSE”
PAINT REMOVER.
Saving of 50 per Cent. in Time and Labour.No Lime or Potash.
To Railway and Gas Companies, Shipowners, Builders, Decorators, Coachbuilders, Painters, Ship and Yacht Builders, etc.No 1. The “Eclipse” Paint Remover.This Powerful Paste is invaluable for Removing Old Hard Paint (any thickness), Enamel, Varnish, and Wall Paper from Wood, Stone, or Iron. It is a Disinfectant, and will not injure the Surface nor the Paint or Varnish afterwards applied, and is pronounced by first-class Firms to be the Cheapest and most Effectual in the Market. It is much liked for taking paint from Baths for repainting, and is invaluable as applied to old wood carvings and all fine-art work. Will thoroughly clean and renew Marble, etc.
To Railway and Gas Companies, Shipowners, Builders, Decorators, Coachbuilders, Painters, Ship and Yacht Builders, etc.
No 1. The “Eclipse” Paint Remover.
This Powerful Paste is invaluable for Removing Old Hard Paint (any thickness), Enamel, Varnish, and Wall Paper from Wood, Stone, or Iron. It is a Disinfectant, and will not injure the Surface nor the Paint or Varnish afterwards applied, and is pronounced by first-class Firms to be the Cheapest and most Effectual in the Market. It is much liked for taking paint from Baths for repainting, and is invaluable as applied to old wood carvings and all fine-art work. Will thoroughly clean and renew Marble, etc.
☛ Send for Circular and Testimonials to
JOHN M. GIBSON,
21, HOPE STREET, GLASGOW.
[IN PRESS.]
WALL PAPER AND PAPERHANGING.
By ARTHUR S. JENNINGS.
A Handbook on Decoration in paper and other materials, withpractical instructions on Hanging them.
Illustrated by many half-tone and other engravings, showing the latest designs in Wall Hangings.
Price 5s.Post free, 5s. 3d.
May be had of the Author, A. S. JENNINGS, 62, Barry Road,East Dulwich, London, S.E.
Advertisement asillustration.
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Specialities:
Specialities:
QUICK DRYING READY BOUNDCOLOURS IN TURPS.,
QUICK DRYING READY BOUNDCOLOURS IN TURPS.,
REQUIRE NO GOLD SIZE OR MIXING.
Drop Ivory Black, Chromes, Greens, Blues, Reds, etc.Command an Enormous Sale.
SMITH’S PATENT.
A New Tool for Painters, Paint Manufacturers, and others for Cleaning Out Paint Cans, Drums, Kegs, and the like. Will last for years, and is a useful addition to a Painter’s Outfit. A Good Mixer. Handy for Cleaning Gutters, Scraping Ironwork, Burning Off, and lots of other purposes.
POST FREE, 1s. 9d.
H. SMITH,
HALE ROAD BRIDGE, ALTRINCHAM, CHESHIRE.
THE“LITTLE GIANT”
THE
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“LITTLE GIANT”
“LITTLE GIANT”
PAINT MIXER.
Thewood-cutonpage 9of this work shows a useful Paint Mixer for hand power, called the “Little Giant.” The advantage of this Machine is that it can be taken to the spot where the Paint is required, and any quantity up to five gallons mixed in a few minutes. The drum can be removed for distributing the Paint by pulling down the lever. The size of the container is 15-in. × 10-in., and is interchangeable. The weight of the “Little Giant” is 31⁄2-cwts. when complete. The machine should be of great use to those having to mix Paint where work is being done, and should appeal specially to Builders, Shipbuilders, and Engineers.
TORRANCE&SONS,LIMITED,
BITTON, NEAR BRISTOL.