Why architects specify O'Brien's Liquid velvet : made by the O'Brien Varnish Company, South Bend, Ind. (1913)
O'Brien Varnish Co. · [South Bend : The Co.] · leaf 15
g quality when used on woodwork, anti also materially reduces the cost, since it is unnecessary ever to apply the first coat full strength. In fact it is frequently practicable to reduce the second coat also, for it must be remembered that is unusually heavy, and has an exceptional spreading… … Pntjv Thirteen
Paint · Interior decoration
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