| Crimson | and | orange | Bad. |
| „ | „ | yellow | Inferior. |
| „ | „ | green | Strong, but harsh. |
| „ | „ | blue | Good. |
| „ | „ | violet | Bad. |
| „ | „ | gold-yellow | Good. |
| Scarlet | and | yellow | Bad. |
| „ | „ | green | Inferior. |
| „ | „ | greenish-blue | Good. |
| Scarlet | and | blue | Good. |
| „ | „ | violet | Bad. |
| Orange | and | yellow | Poor. |
| „ | „ | yellow-green | Fair. |
| „ | „ | green | Strong-poor. |
| „ | „ | green-blue | Fair. |
| „ | „ | blue | Good. |
| „ | „ | violet | Strong-good. |
| Orange-yellow | and | crimson | Poor. |
| „ | „ | scarlet | Poor. |
| „ | „ | green | Bad. |
| „ | „ | blue-green | Bad. |
| „ | „ | green-blue | Fairly good. |
| „ | „ | blue | Excellent. |
| „ | „ | violet | Good. |
| Yellow | and | crimson | Poor. |
| „ | „ | green | Bad. |
| „ | „ | blue-green | Very bad. |
| „ | „ | blue | Only fair. |
| „ | „ | violet | Very good. |
| Green | and | blue | Very poor. |
| „ | „ | violet | Moderate. |
| „ | „ | red | Good. |
LIST OF USEFUL BOOKS.
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, and who 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 of Messrs. Torrance & Sons, Ltd., is given incorrectly. It should be Bitton, near Bristol, Glos.
INDEX.
- Acorn Brown, 17
- Amber Brown, 17
- American Walnut, Graining Colour, 59
- American Walnut, Ground for, 58
- Antique Oak, Ground for, 58
- Apple Green, 15
- Ash Graining Colour, 59
- Ash, Ground for, 58
- Autumn Leaf, 17
- Birch, Ground for, 58
- Bird’s Eye Maple, Graining Colour, 59
- Blacks, 70
- Blackboard Paint, 87
- Blues, 33-70
- Body, 64
- Books, Useful, 92
- Bronze for Paint Tins, 84
- Bronze Green, 15-66
- Brunswick Green, 44
- Brushes, 77
- Buff, 16
- Care of Brushes, 81
- Characteristics of Good Colours, 61
- Charlton White, 22
- Cherry Graining Colour, 59
- Chestnut Graining Colour, 59
- Chrome Green, 66
- Chromes, 69
- Colonial Yellow, 16
- Colours, Dry, 11
- Colours, Economy of Using Good, 18
- Colours, Nomenclature of, 15
- Colours or Stainers, 14
- Colours, Permanence of, 66
- Colours that may be used with Lime, 77
- Commercial White, 21
- Composition of a Paint, 7
- Covering Power, 63
- Cream, 17
- Dark Drab, 17
- Dark Green, 16
- Dark Oak, 16-17
- Deal, Priming for, 13
- Deep Cream, 17
- Deep Drab, 17
- Dipping Paints, 84
- Doe Colour, 16
- Dutch Process, White Lead, 21
- Driers, 8
- Drum Paint, 83
- Dry Colours, 11
- Economy of Using Good Colours, 18
- Embossing on Glass, 90
- Emerald Green, 66
- Export Putty, 86
- Fawn Brown, 17
- Fineness of Grinding, 62
- Floor Paints, 84
- French Putty, 86
- Good Colours, Economy of Using, 18-60
- Graining Colours, 59
- Grays and Greys, 22
- Greens, 44-66
- Ground Colours for Graining, 57
- Harmony of Colours, 91
- Hard Putty, 86
- Hue, 19
- Imperishable Putty, 87
- Indian Red, 7-68
- Indigo, 33
- Inside second coat, 13
- Iron, Priming for, 12
- Iron Cement, 83
- Iron, Paint for, 86
- Italian Walnut, Ground for, 7
- Ivy Green, 16
- Japan White, 20
- Japanners, 8
- Knotted Oak, Ground for, 58
- Lead and Zinc, Mixing, 20
- Light Chocolate, 16
- Light Drab, 16
- Light Oak, Ground for, 57
- Light Oak Stain, 71
- Light Stone, 16
- Lilac, 16
- Linseed Oil, 8
- Liquid Driers, 8
- Lithopone, 21
- Luminous Paint, 89
- Mahogany Graining Colour, 59
- Mahogany, Ground for, 58
- Maple Graining Colour, 59
- Maple, Ground for, 57
- Materials, Proportions of, 12
- Medium Oak, Ground for, 57
- Middle Stone, 16
- Mixing Greens, 44
- Mixing Machine, 9
- Mixing of Paint, 9-10
- Mixing Zinc and Lead, 20
- Moss Gray, 17
- Moss Green, 15
- Nomenclature of Colours, 15
- Oak, Ground for, 57
- Ochres, 69
- Olive Green, 16
- Paint, Composition of, 7
- Paint for Iron, 85
- Paint Mixing, 10
- Paint Mixing Machine, 7
- Paint Remover, 71
- Paint Strainer, 11
- Painting on Stucco, 12
- Paints, and how to mix them, 51
- Patent Driers, 8
- Pea Green, 16
- Pearl Gray, 16
- Permanence of Colours, 66
- Permanent Pigments, 67
- Permanent White, 20-21
- Pigments liable to change, 74
- Pine, Priming for, 13
- Pitch Pine, Ground for, 57
- Pollard Oak Graining Colour, 59
- Pollard Oak, Ground for, 57
- Prang’s “Standard of Colour”, 18
- Priming Coat, 70
- Priming for Deal, 13
- Priming for Iron, 12
- Proportions of Materials, 12
- Prussian Blue, 33, 36, 45, 70
- Purity of Colours, 61
- Purity of Tone, 62
- Purple Brown, 7
- Putty Recipes, 86
- Red Lead, 68
- Reds, 26
- Rosewood Graining Colour, 59
- Rosewood, Ground for, 58
- Sage Green, 15
- Sandstone, 16
- Satinwood, Ground for, 57
- Sea Green, 15
- Second Coat, 13
- Shade, 19
- Sienna, 70
- Sienna Brown, 17
- Signal Red, 17
- Size for Plastered Walls, 71
- Slate, 16
- Smoke Colour, 17
- Snuff Brown, 17
- Soft Putty, 86
- Special Paints, 83
- Specific Gravity, 72
- Spreading Capacity, 63
- Stainers or Colours, 14
- Standard in Graining Colours, 60
- Steel Gray, 16
- Stainers for Paint, 11
- Stipplers, 82
- Straining Paint, 11
- Straw Yellow, 17
- Strength of Colours, 45
- Stucco, Painting on, 12
- Terebine, 83
- Testing Colours, 60-65
- Testing Turpentine, 74
- Tint, 19
- Tinting Strength, 64
- Tool for Paint Mixing, 11
- Turpentine, 7
- Turpentine, testing, 74
- Tuscan Red, 68
- Ultramarine, 37-70
- Umber, 70
- Useful Recipes, 83
- Varnish Brushes, 82
- Varnishing Paint, 8
- Venetian Red, 7-68
- Vermilion, 68
- Vermilionette, 68
- Walnut Stain, 71
- Warm Gray, 16
- White Lead, 7-21
- White Lead and Ultramarine, 45
- White Lead, Testing, 62
- Whites, 20
- Whites Compared, 21
- Whitewash for Poultry Houses, 87
- Window Glass Measurement, 72
- Wire Paint Strainer, 11
- Wood and Glue Putty, 87
- Yellow Ochre, 7
- Yellows, 38
- Zinc and Lead, Mixing, 20
M. Waller & Son, Printers, 15, Chapal Lane, Hull.
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THE
“LITTLE GIANT”
PAINT MIXER.
The wood-cut on page 9 of 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.