Finishes and finishing
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
DuPont Company automotive color bulletins
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company is a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont Company. The Fabrics and Finishes Department produced DuPont's consumer lines of paints and finishes. Duco was a durable, quick-drying lacquer used for appliances. It was the standard finish for General Motors (GM) vehicles. Dulux was glossier, which made it more popular than Duco. This is a small collection of automotive color bulletins from the DuPont Company Finishes Division, Refinish Sales unit. The bulletins are arranged by model of vehicle. They were grouped together in binders over several years, presumably to show buyers or prospective buyers the color options available for each model car each year. The bulk of dates covered are 1935 to 1959 and 1968 to 1986.
DuPont Company, DUCO Transformagic exhibits photographs
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company is a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont Company. The Fabrics and Finishes Department produced DuPont's consumer lines of paints and finishes. DUCO was a durable, quick-drying lacquer used for appliances. It was the standard finish for GM vehicles. This small collection consists of sales photographs that show window displays and art sales exhibits with a live artist demonstrating how to use DUCO paints to repurpose old furniture and household objects in front of a crowd of people. The photographs were taken between 1945 and 1950, primarily by Fred Hess & Son, photographers.
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, finishes facilities and retail paint stores album
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company is a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont Company. The Fabrics and Finishes Department produced DuPont's consumer lines of paints and finishes. Duco was a durable, quick-drying lacquer used for appliances. It was the standard finish for GM vehicles. Dulux was glossier, which made it more popular than Duco. Lucite paint was introduced in the 1950s and was less expensive and more durable than its predecessors. This small collection consists of one album of photographs of finishes facilities (i.e., Refinish Service Warehouses/wholesale) and retail paint stores.