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Rainbow and the River
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet discusses "water paints" or calcimine, casein, and cement paints. Describes the history,…
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Four Walls Around You
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet discusses various methods to decorate one's walls. These methods include stippling,…
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Lacquer's Like That
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet discusses the origins of lacquer in East Asian countries such as China and Japan. Then,…
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Summer Haven
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet discusses how to paint and decorate a summer home's interior. Encourages planning the…
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Roll Along Home: Color Suggestions for Trailer Decoration
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet discusses how to decorate an RV or trailer. Describes several trailers with differing…
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When it's Housecleaning Time
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet is themed upon strategies for completing spring cleaning. Discusses the importance of…
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The Sky for a Ceiling
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet discusses how to design a terrace for one's home. Provides suggestions for furniture, color…
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Easy Rests the Head
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet discusses how to determine a harmonious color scheme when redecorating a bedroom. Describes…
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Color Schemes for the Low Cost House
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet discusses several tactics for remodeling a home on a budget including painting walls for…
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Be a Better Chooser
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet lists the factors to take into consideration when deciding upon a color scheme for a home's…
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Hideaway Room
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet begins by introducing the concept of a "hideaway room," or a space in one's home for…
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To Begin With-
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet discusses the importance of surface preparation for home painting projects and home…
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How to be "In on the Finish"
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet discusses how to care for wooden furniture. Describes veneers, staining, polish, and other…
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Come into the Garden Room
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet discusses creating a garden room or sunroom for one's home. Describes possible color…
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Underfoot - Out of Mind
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet discusses cleaning and caring for the floors in one's home. Prescribes frequent waxing,…
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Two-Faced Room
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet discusses how to decorate and situate a single-room or small apartment to be…
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Si, Señora : Notes on Spanish American Decoration
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet claims the decorative style of Indigenous People of Central America with Spanish influence…
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Livable Room
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet introduces the concept of a "Livable Room," or a living room designed for maximum comfort…
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When Our County Was a Pup: Notes on Colonial American Decoration
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet consists of two parts. Part one describes home decoration of early American colonists,…
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"Chu Chang" to Paint With
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet describes the origin of paintbrush bristles beginning by explaining how bristles were…
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Party Kitchen
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet suggests that the most successful kitchen is one built around a definitive theme. It…
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Threshold
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet discusses the importance of having an attractive home entranceway and provides tips for…
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Look Peasant Please!
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet discusses the "peasant" theme in interior decoration. Describes the decorative techniques…
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Jingle Bells in the Offing
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet describes how to personalize Christmas gifts with paint. Provides examples of gifts given…
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Pirate's Den
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet describes a recreation room decorated with a nautical theme called the Pirate's Den.…