Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1908-04-24 | Page 2 | The Painting Season

THE PAINTING SEASON good results in painting at the least ca cost st depend largely upon the material magerl a I 1 chosen paint Is a simple compound end and the ingredients can be easily tested the solid part or pigment should be white lead the liquid part should be linseed oil those best in formed on painting always buy these ingredients separate and have theli thel painter mix them fresh for each job before the mixing the test Is made place a pea sized bit of IN white hits lead on a piece of charcoal or piece of mood blow the flame against it and see what it will mill do it if it Is pure NN hite lead little drops of bright pure metallic lead m will III appear and m with ith pa hence the white lead c can an be rom mm plemely reduced to one globule of metal lie lead this Is because pure white lead Is made from inet metallic allic lead yo you ut ma test do dozens z ens of other so called white leads and not be able to reduce one of them to lead it if the they y w will ill not change wholly to lead b but u t leave a residue it Is clear that some adulterant Is present if you should have your painting done with such materials material s no matter bow cheap they might seem it would be costly in the end national lead leaa company wood bridge building new york city are sending on request a blowpipe free to any one about to have painting done so that the white lead may be test ed alth it will be sent s a handsomely printed booklet having as its frontis piece the dutch boy painter re produced from the original painting this little painter has become noted as 03 the guaranty of pure white lead