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How to transform outdated furniture, Du Pont suggests 101 ways to make new things from old, E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Inc., Wilmington, Delaware

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1943

Location Note

Product catalogues: Interior decoration and finishes: Paint

GUSN

GUSN-314838

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Description

Cape Cod artist Peter Hunt provides guidance in refurbishing old furniture items with Du Pont paint.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
paint (coating)
furniture
interior decoration
trade catalogs

Physical Description

1 trade catalog, 28 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 11 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.013.005.063

Image Dimensions

11 1/4 x 8 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.

Places

Wilmington (New Castle county, Delaware)
Cape Cod (Barnstable county, Massachusetts) [peninsula]

Record Details

Originator

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (Publisher)
Hunt, Peter, 1896-1967 (Author)

Material Type

trade catalogs

Subjects

Color in interior decoration

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Product catalogues: Interior decoration and finishes: Paint

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