Masury's Liquid Colors, Gorgeous c. 1915 Century Paint Color Card house in snow 6 3/8" l x 1

6 3/8" l x 1 3/4" w at boot

and what a piece of history

which now read like Fred Sandback (one of my favorite artists ever) sketches

The transfer decoration on this  c

I think I might feel a bit like Fred Flintstone stabbing a piece of cheese with one of these little forks--they're pretty primitive

Masury's Liquid Colors, Gorgeous c. 1915 Century Paint Color Card house in snow 6 3/8" l x 1The mix of colors here, the quality of the samples, the gloss to the surfaces just completely gorgeous. And this "Liquid Color Card" is a scarce, old one. According to most sources, Masury's was founded in Brooklyn in the 1840s by John W. Masury (18201895), who revolutionized the 19th century paint industry by pioneering ready mixed paints and inventing the "dripless" paint can with a lip closure. My dating is based on the "record of 80 years" claim