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Luxol enamel and emulsion paints shade card : British Paints Limited : Newcastle Upon Tyne : n.d. [c.1960]
A shade card for the Luxol range of enamel and emulsion paints manufactured by British Paints Ltd. of Newcastle upon Tyne. No dtae is given but the 'feel' is 1960s - certainly the ccompnay had a Royal Warrant for HM Queen Elizabeth II and someone has pencilled in pre-decimal prices. As ever there's a lovely range of paint shade names; Pebble, Flake Grey, Sea Form and Lilac Haze to name put a few.
British Paints had its origins in a Newcastle company, G. A. Frater Paints Ltd., that was formed in 1919 in Gateshead. The company prospered and made a number of acquisitions, the largest being J. Dampney and Co. (formed in 1891) and the marvellously named British Anti-Fouling Composition and Paint Co.; this is a reminder that the company manufactured a number of such paints for use on shipping to reduce the amount of marine life "fouling' ship hulls.
The growing company moved north of the Tyne to a new factory in Portland Road and the name changed to British Paints. The company made various important advances in paint technology and in the post-war years used the allied production of resins to set up various subsidiary manufacturing ventures. In 1965 they were acquired by the Celanese Corporation of America who alongside their fibres businesses also had some paint and resin production subsidiaries. Celanese sold their paint interests on to Berger, Jenson and Nicholson - a substantial UK based paint conglomerate in 1969, the same year were themselves acquired by Hoeschst AG in association with Albert E. Reed and Co. In later years the companies passed through various hands including Crown Paints and Azko. The "Luxol" brand still survives but in the Indian market where Berger are a major manufacturer.
Luxol enamel and emulsion paints shade card : British Paints Limited : Newcastle Upon Tyne : n.d. [c.1960]
A shade card for the Luxol range of enamel and emulsion paints manufactured by British Paints Ltd. of Newcastle upon Tyne. No dtae is given but the 'feel' is 1960s - certainly the ccompnay had a Royal Warrant for HM Queen Elizabeth II and someone has pencilled in pre-decimal prices. As ever there's a lovely range of paint shade names; Pebble, Flake Grey, Sea Form and Lilac Haze to name put a few.
British Paints had its origins in a Newcastle company, G. A. Frater Paints Ltd., that was formed in 1919 in Gateshead. The company prospered and made a number of acquisitions, the largest being J. Dampney and Co. (formed in 1891) and the marvellously named British Anti-Fouling Composition and Paint Co.; this is a reminder that the company manufactured a number of such paints for use on shipping to reduce the amount of marine life "fouling' ship hulls.
The growing company moved north of the Tyne to a new factory in Portland Road and the name changed to British Paints. The company made various important advances in paint technology and in the post-war years used the allied production of resins to set up various subsidiary manufacturing ventures. In 1965 they were acquired by the Celanese Corporation of America who alongside their fibres businesses also had some paint and resin production subsidiaries. Celanese sold their paint interests on to Berger, Jenson and Nicholson - a substantial UK based paint conglomerate in 1969, the same year were themselves acquired by Hoeschst AG in association with Albert E. Reed and Co. In later years the companies passed through various hands including Crown Paints and Azko. The "Luxol" brand still survives but in the Indian market where Berger are a major manufacturer.