Modern painting, hardwood finishing and sign writing ..

Armstrong, George D. [from old catalog], Hodgson, Frederick Thomas, 1836- [from old catalog], Delamotte, Frances George. [from old catalog], Maire, Frederick. [from old catalog] · 1914 · Chicago, Ill., Printed by F. J. Drake & co. expressly for Sears, Roebuck & company · 155 pictures

A 1914 trade manual on house painting, hardwood finishing and sign writing, compiled by George D. Armstrong with Frederick T. Hodgson and others and printed in Chicago by F. J. Drake & Co. for Sears, Roebuck's mail-order customers. The plates are small wood-engraved tool portraits rendered in fine hatching, plus lettering specimens and grain samples, useful for hardware iconography, alphabet models and texture fills.

Painting, Industrial · Wood finishing · Lettering

Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0