Joe's Paper Shack

VINTAGE BLACK PAINT PALETTE

~NAME SCRATCHED INTO THE COVER
KATHERINE SANDUSKY

I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THIS BELONGED TO A CHINA PAINTER QUITE SOME TIME AGO.
~I HAVE HAD IT FO A NUMBER OF YEARS ~HOWEVER I NEVER USED IT
~I JUST HAD KIND THOUGHTS OF THE PAINTER
THAT LOVED CHINA PAINTING

~THE SIZE
12 INCHES LONG
9 INCHES DEEP
1 5/8 INCHES HIGH
HANDLE IS 4 INCHES WIDE
LITTLE OVER 1 INCH WIDE
~THERE IS A LATCH THAT SLIPS OVER A HINGE
THE HINGE COULD HOLD A TING LOCK

THE INSIDE IS PAINTED WHITE
~THE LIFT OUT TRAY HOLDS 40 VIALS OF CHINA PAINT
[THE VIALS OF PAINT ARE EMPTY TO SHOW THE SIZE
-THEY WERE IN THE CASE WHEN I RECEIVED IT ~SOME OF THE PAINTS WERE PRICED 20 CENTS]

~WHEN THE TRAY IS OUT - THERE IS ROOM FOR BRUSHES AND OTHER ITEMS.[I ADDED A COUPLE BRUSHES TO SHOW THE SIZE-NOT INCLUDED]

~THE FOUR COMPARTMENTS SIZES ARE
1-SECTION 3 X 2 INCHES
1-SECTION7 X 3 INCHES
2-SECTIONS 1/2 X 3 INCHES

TO SHOW POSSIBLE AGE OF THE PALETTE~
~AN EMPTY BOX MARKED
~BRIGHT SILVER
MARSCHING &CO ~ NEW YORK
HAS A PRICE MARKED 60 CENTS

~1 BOX - HASBURGS'S
ROMAN GOLD [just a dab of paint]
-MARKED $1.00

THERE ARE SEVERAL RUBBINGS WITH
KATHERINE'S MONOGRAMS~VERY ELEGANT

I HAVE A COUPLE MORE PICTURES IF YOU WOULD LIKE THEM EMAILED.

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