06. Weber Artist Oil Color sample board
F. Weber Co., Philadelphia.
Weber Artist Oil Color sample board, 1920s.
The color chips are actual paint samples glued to the base paper and not printed swatches, providing historians and conservators a much more reliable source of information about colors and chemical composition of the paint. This is one of hundreds of catalogs and product brochures from manufacturers of paint, lumber, furnishings, cabinetry, and structural components in the archives.

"Burnham Library Centennial," Case 3, Ryerson & Burnham Libraries, September 25-December 3, 2012
Link to R&B Archives Digital Collections record