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A very contemporary feel to this, the 1964 Dulux paints colour chart for home decoration. It really feels like the '60s are starting to swing and the brochure has a very modern look.. The brochure, printed by specialist printer's Matherson-Seling, has tear out slips of colour to allow you to compare colours and shades against each other and in different situations.
Dulux, a brand name still present on the High St, was part of the old ICI empire - Imperial Chemical Industries and the paints date from 1931 when ICI, and Dupont in the US, introduced them as one of the first of the modern alkyd based paints. Early marketing made havy play of the role of professional decorators but by the mid-1950s the shift to DIY saw the strapline "Dulux is a homes best friend" introduced and in 1963 the Old English Sheepdog first appeared. Here the hound is in a guard's helmet as he is 'on parade'. The shade card was obrained at "Brighter Homes" in Ealing, west London.
For some reason "Household Brand" paints is a name that has stuck in my mind. They were, as noted ont he shade card here "only available at Woolworths", this being the UK F W Woolworth's stores. I do know they were manufactured for them, for many years, by Donald Macpherson & Co. Macpherson's had been founded in Manchester in 1884 as paint and lacquer manufacturers, moving to nearby larger premises in nearby Bury in the 1940s.
They appear to have worked closely with Woolworth's in the post-war years, especially in developing lines such as emulsion that no doubt caught the public's attention given the increasing market for DIY and home improvements in the 1950s onwards. Apparently by the early 1960s Household Brand paints were amongst the brand and market leaders in the UK, helped I suspect by Woolworth's purchasing power and keen pricing. This shade card, not dated, has a real feel of the early to mid-1960s, given the shades and colours as given that they seem familiar from our new 1960s suburban home in Great Barr, West Bromwich, of that date!
Woolworth's has sadly gone from the UK's High Streets - Macpherson's appear to have moved towards more trade based coatings although the name still survives as part of a larger group.
For some reason "Household Brand" paints is a name that has stuck in my mind. They were, as noted ont he shade card here "only available at Woolworths", this being the UK F W Woolworth's stores. I do know they were manufactured for them, for many years, by Donald Macpherson & Co. Macpherson's had been founded in Manchester in 1884 as paint and lacquer manufacturers, moving to nearby larger premises in nearby Bury in the 1940s.
They appear to have worked closely with Woolworth's in the post-war years, especially in developing lines such as emulsion that no doubt caught the public's attention given the increasing market for DIY and home improvements in the 1950s onwards. Apparently by the early 1960s Household Brand paints were amongst the brand and market leaders in the UK, helped I suspect by Woolworth's purchasing power and keen pricing. This shade card, not dated, has a real feel of the early to mid-1960s, given the shades and colours as given that they seem familiar from our new 1960s suburban home in Great Barr, West Bromwich, of that date!
Woolworth's has sadly gone from the UK's High Streets - Macpherson's appear to have moved towards more trade based coatings although the name still survives as part of a larger group.
I'm really excited about Blacker Tamar yarn, I can't wait for it to become available! This shade card has been sat on my desk for a few days and the colours keep catching my eye.
A 1961 shade card for the Walpamur emulsion paint products of the Walpamur Co Ltd, a well known manufacturer and brand of decorating materials. The company has its origins in the 1899 formation of The Wall Paper Manufacturers Ltd who had by c.1905 started to manufacture paints at its Darwen base originally under the name of Hollins Distemper. By 1915 Walpamur Ltd was incorporated in its own right within the WPM concern.
The various brands of paint produced, such as Duradio, Muromatte and Walpamur, were by the mid-1960s increasingly branded as Crown Paints to match the brand name for many of WPM's wall coverings. After many changes of company structure and ownership Crown Paints are still based in Darwen alhtough now form part of a larger international company.
I've started going to a photography club over the past year and each month we have a photo challenge. This month was '1000 shades of grey' - open to interpretation... My black and white photos are never that successful, so I decided what I really wanted to do was use paint shade cards and somehow literally show 1000 shades of grey. In my head I wanted to create some sort of photo illusion, but after exhaustive research, I still couldn't find any pics or info to help me. So with hours to go I 'had a go'. The background is a photo of clouds on a reflective black surface (which I borrowed). I'd taken lots of pictures of shade cards all carefully laid out on the lounge floor and so 'cut out' the cards in photoshop, placed them onto the background and made each one successively smaller and also left a gap to give an impression of depth. I'd also taken some photos of individual shade cards which had to be cut out, reduced in size and 'angled'.
If anyone has tried something similar and can give me some advice, please do leave a link. In the end, I used the next photo- which was lots of shade cards placed in the shape of a fan and photographed with my macro lens.
Next month's challenge is to recreate a 'Hockney Joiner'...watch this space!
I'm not sure what it is that so appeals to me with these shade cards - they've always fascinated me, with their little slips of dyed materials. Not much left of ICI now - at the time of this publication they were Britain's largest chemical concern.
A 1961 shade card for the Walpamur emulsion paint products of the Walpamur Co Ltd, a well known manufacturer and brand of decorating materials. The company has its origins in the 1899 formation of The Wall Paper Manufacturers Ltd who had by c.1905 started to manufacture paints at its Darwen base originally under the name of Hollins Distemper. By 1915 Walpamur Ltd was incorporated in its own right within the WPM concern.
The various brands of paint produced, such as Duradio, Muromatte and Walpamur, were by the mid-1960s increasingly branded as Crown Paints to match the brand name for many of WPM's wall coverings. After many changes of company structure and ownership Crown Paints are still based in Darwen alhtough now form part of a larger international company.
The shade card cover has the then recognisable branding of the company's paint tins.
A 1961 shade card for the Duradio paint products of the Walpamur Co Ltd, a well known manufacturer and brand of decorating materials. The company has its origins in the 1899 formation of The Wall Paper Manufacturers Ltd who had by c.1905 started to manufacture paints at its Darwen base originally under the name of Hollins Distemper. By 1915 Walpamur Ltd was incorporated in its own right within the WPM concern.
The various brands of paint produced, such as Duradio, Muromatte and Walpamur, were by the mid-1960s increasingly branded as Crown Paints to match the brand name for many of WPM's wall coverings. After many changes of company structure and ownership Crown Paints are still based in Darwen alhtough now form part of a larger international company. The shade card gives the then range of colours along with the then obligatory undercoat.
I'm not sure what it is that so appeals to me with these shade cards - they've always fascinated me, with their little slips of dyed materials. Not much left of ICI now - at the time of this publication they were Britain's largest chemical concern.
A colourful survivor of a great Manchester store - Lewis's, one of the chain that wasn't John Lewis's. This shadecard shows samples of "Edna" artificial knotting silk - selling at 2s 11d a hank.
Very 1930s's this booklet or brochure is for one of the Robbialac Paints range, Robbialoid. It was obviously the company's version of the new synthetic cellulose paints. I wonder how many fine Victorian articles got a coat of enamel paint to "jazz" them up?!
Jenson and Nicholson Ltd. had roots going back to 1821 and were, at this time, based in that industrial zone of east London around the Lea/Lee Valley in Stratford and Hackney. In post-war years the factory moved further east to Chadwell Heath and the company merged with another long established local paint manufacturer Berger.
Their most popular brand was that of Robbialac and this, the brushing cellulose version, Robbialoid. Their advertising and publicity was often very contemporary in style but I am unsure as to the advertising agency or designer who undertook work for them. This imaginative shade card is a really fascinating piece of graphic design even today.
A 1961 shade card for the Duradio paint products of the Walpamur Co Ltd, a well known manufacturer and brand of decorating materials. The company has its origins in the 1899 formation of The Wall Paper Manufacturers Ltd who had by c.1905 started to manufacture paints at its Darwen base originally under the name of Hollins Distemper. By 1915 Walpamur Ltd was incorporated in its own right within the WPM concern.
The various brands of paint produced, such as Duradio, Muromatte and Walpamur, were by the mid-1960s increasingly branded as Crown Paints to match the brand name for many of WPM's wall coverings. After many changes of company structure and ownership Crown Paints are still based in Darwen alhtough now form part of a larger international company.
The shade card cover has the then recognisable branding of the company's paint tins.
Just placed a big old order for some Cotton Glace & Some DK milk cotton. The colours are so beautiful *sigh*
Very 1930s's this booklet or brochure is for one of the Robbialac Paints range, Robbialoid. It was obviously the company's version of the new synthetic cellulose paints. I wonder how many fine Victorian articles got a coat of enamel paint to "jazz" them up?!
Jenson and Nicholson Ltd. had roots going back to 1821 and were, at this time, based in that industrial zone of east London around the Lea/Lee Valley in Stratford and Hackney. In post-war years the factory moved further east to Chadwell Heath and the company merged with another long established local paint manufacturer Berger.
Their most popular brand was that of Robbialac and this, the brushing cellulose version, Robbialoid. Their advertising and publicity was often very contemporary in style but I am unsure as to the advertising agency or designer who undertook work for them. This, the title page, shows a very contemporary couple with their Brushing Robbialac!
Very 1930s's this booklet or brochure is for one of the Robbialac Paints range, Robbialoid. It was obviously the company's version of the new synthetic cellulose paints. I wonder how many fine Victorian articles got a coat of enamel paint to "jazz" them up?!
Jenson and Nicholson Ltd. had roots going back to 1821 and were, at this time, based in that industrial zone of east London around the Lea/Lee Valley in Stratford and Hackney. In post-war years the factory moved further east to Chadwell Heath and the company merged with another long established local paint manufacturer Berger.
Their most popular brand was that of Robbialac and this, the brushing cellulose version, Robbialoid. Their advertising and publicity was often very contemporary in style but I am unsure as to the advertising agency or designer who undertook work for them. This doubel page spread is typical of this brochure and shows some of thr many uses this cellulose paint could be put to - and stresses the simplicity of the product.
Very 1930s's this booklet or brochure is for one of the Robbialac Paints range, Robbialoid. It was obviously the company's version of the new synthetic cellulose paints. I wonder how many fine Victorian articles got a coat of enamel paint to "jazz" them up?!
Jenson and Nicholson Ltd. had roots going back to 1821 and were, at this time, based in that industrial zone of east London around the Lea/Lee Valley in Stratford and Hackney. In post-war years the factory moved further east to Chadwell Heath and the company merged with another long established local paint manufacturer Berger.
Their most popular brand was that of Robbialac and this, the brushing cellulose version, Robbialoid. Their advertising and publicity was often very contemporary in style but I am unsure as to the advertising agency or designer who undertook work for them.
I raided John Lewis for some more yarn to complete this project. The colour on the far right must be new as it's not on my shadecard (from last year, admittedly).
Fluorescent green fly caught my attention or else I would not have noticed the colour range...things we take for granted!
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This came in the mail yesterday morning.
I have overspent my budget for knitting, but I just can't resist the sales offer by ozeyarn!
You can never be enough of yarns !
Here's what came in the pack:
* INOX Circular Needle, 5mm, 80cm
* JoSharp Desert Garden Cotton, Parakeet, 5 balls
* JoSharp Desert Garden Cotton, Cinnamon, 5 balls
* JoSharp, Desert Garden Cotton, Lavender, 2 balls
What I can't understand is that JoSharp is distributed from Australia.
But it can sell at sales price of US1 in the US but not AUD1 in Australia !
Why, why ?
This came in the mail yesterday morning.
I have overspent my budget for knitting, but I just can't resist the sales offer by ozeyarn!
You can never be enough of yarns !
Here's what came in the pack:
* INOX Circular Needle, 5mm, 80cm
* JoSharp Desert Garden Cotton, Parakeet, 5 balls
* JoSharp Desert Garden Cotton, Cinnamon, 5 balls
* JoSharp, Desert Garden Cotton, Lavender, 2 balls