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OBJECT TYPE
liquid
DATE
1957
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1996.0932.001
MANUFACTURER
Pactra Chemical Co. Inc.
MODEL
'Namel Colors 98W
LOCATION
Los Angeles, California, United States of America

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
12
AKA
box [.1]
Patents
N/A
General Description
Heavy paper box has clear synthetic view window; predominantly red, black and yellow box has white, blue and black text.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
28.3 cm
Width
15.0 cm
Height
3.4 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Aviation
Category
Models
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Pactra
Country
United States of America
State/Province
California
City
Los Angeles

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Unknown
Canada
Unknown
Function
Used to apply colour to small plastic, wood, metal and glass items, especially models. Specific: box designed to promote, display, store and identify contents.
Technical
Unknown
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
"pactra [with logo]/ AUTHENTIC/ Colors/ "NAMEL PAINT FOR/ PLASTICS, WOOD, GLASS, METAL", "BIG/ 12/ QUICK/ DRY!/ [illegible] c/ COMPLETE!- WITH BRUSH, THINNER AND CEMENT" printed on box front. "THINNER", "WHITE", "BLACK", "RED", "YELLOW", "BLUE", "GOLD", "SILVER", "WOOD TAN", "GREEN" and "PLASTIC/ CEMENT" printed above view window where contents displayed. "MILDLY INFLAMMABLE/ N.Y.C. C OF A 1630/ MADE AND PRINTED IN U.S.A.", "PACTRA CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC./ LOS ANGELES 38, CALIFORNIA/ Makers of Aero Glass Fuel Proof Airplane Dope and Cement", and "COLOR KIT: #98W/ © 1957 PCC" printed on long side panel; "'NAMEL is a laboratory-formulated finish. Will not etch, craze or soften ANY/ plastic material. 'Namel is economical; giving amazing coverage- one/ coat is usually sufficient- yet 'Namel does not obscure the finest detail !" printed on opposite panel. "COLOR MIXING CHART/ shows basic colors used to produce other colors/ you may desire. Mix small quantities to avoid/ having excess left over./ ORANGE- Mix 2 parts Yellow, 1 part Red/ GREEN- Mix 5 parts Yellow, 1 part Blue/ MAROON- Mix 25 parts Red, 1 part Blue/ BROWN- Mix 4 parts Red, 1 part Blue/ LIGHT BLUE- 4 parts Blue- 1 part Black/ GREY- add Black to White for desired shade", " FAST DRYING! WIDE RANGE OF COLORS/ 'Namel is also available in larger jars/ and in a wide range of additional colors./ FLAT/ flat black/ flat white/ flat yellow/ flat red/ anti-glare green/ copper/ flat insignia red/ flat insignia blue/ flat battleship gray/ flat roof brown/ flat aluminum/ flat orange-yellow/ GLOSS/ black/ white/ royal blue/ navy blue/ leaf green/ mandarin red/ insignia red/ lemon yellow/ aircraft gray/ olive drab/ chrome silver/ gold leaf/ insignia orange/ chocolate brown/ flesh/ hull red/ wood tan/ chris craft sea blue/ clear/ thinner/ 'NAMEL IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST/ SELLING PAINT FOR PLASTICS!/ HINTS on/ FINISHING PLASTICS/ Clean brush thoroughly with/ thinner after each use./ Keep painting surface hori-/ zontal if possible, to avoid/ runs./ 'Namel will level itself and/ leave no brush marks. Let/ first coat dry thoroughly be-/ fore applying next coat.", WANT TO ACHIEVE/ THAT NATURAL,/ SATIN FINISH ?/ ASK ABOUT THE/ PACTRA #70/ FLAT PAINT SET.", and "GENEROUS SIZE/ BOTTLE/ 15 c" [with illustration], "LIQUID C-MENT/ BRUSH- IN-CAP/ BOTTLE/ 15 c" [with illustration], "LIQUID C-MENT/ FOR ALL PLASTICS/ TUBE/ 15 c" [with illustration] and "PACTRA POWER FUEL/ CONTAINING AMAZING/ "LUBEX 27" KEEPS/ MODEL ENGINES/ RUNNING CLEANER/ AND LONGER AT/ FULL POWER!/ 1/2 PINT 59 ¢/ PINT 98 ¢" printed on box back.
Missing
Paint brush missing from boxed set. Box itself is complete.
Finish
Heavy paper box has clear synthetic view window; predominantly red, black and yellow box has white, blue and black text. Instructions and advertising printed on box back.
Decoration
Airplane model, bottle of red paint and paint brush tip depicted on front. Colour mixing chart and additional products featured on package back.

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