Masury's Liquid Colors, Gorgeous c. 1915 Century Paint Color Card house in snow which now read like Fred

which now read like Fred Sandback (one of my favorite artists ever) sketches

and also often including a hidden match striker on the flat of the lower section of the lid

but there is something uniquely satisfying about large sets of unpainted wooden ones like this--elegant and elemental and like the pure embodiment of creative possibility

just general wear and age

but they sure do for me

Masury's Liquid Colors, Gorgeous c. 1915 Century Paint Color Card house in snow which now read like FredThe mix of colors here, the quality of the samples, the gloss to the surfaces just completely gorgeous. And this "Liquid Color Card" is a scarce, old one. According to most sources, Masury's was founded in Brooklyn in the 1840s by John W. Masury (18201895), who revolutionized the 19th century paint industry by pioneering ready mixed paints and inventing the "dripless" paint can with a lip closure. My dating is based on the "record of 80 years" claim