Paint tube
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, Paper
Measurements
20 mm (Width); 61 mm (Length)
Collection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1342763
Summary
Three metal tubes of paint with metal caps. Paper labels printed 'Special flat grey paint is used on our best quality model rolling stock. Specially prepared for Basset Lowke Ltd. Model manufacturers, London & Northampton. Thin only with pure turpentine. No oil or dryer to be used'. Also each one stamped with its colour: dark grey, middle grey and light grey.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.