Standard Paint Specifications of the War Department, Pamphlet No. 1
A 1918 pamphlet issued by the United States War Department setting standard specifications for paints used by the Army, written for suppliers and procurement officers. Each specification page carries a tipped-in rectangle of the actual paint color, here a vermilion chip labeled "Standard Color," set against letterpress text on formulas of pigment, liquid and inert base "" useful as flat color references, swatch-on-page layouts, and technical page furniture.
