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Hi, <br /> <br />In the October 2001 issue of Model Railroader there was a fascinating "Ask Paint Shop" article by Marty McGuirk about a circa 1900 Sherwin-Williams paint sample book donated to the Kalmbach Publishing Company library. The Northern Pacific Railroad/Railway used standard paint schemes for its depots and other buildings for many decades. Much of this paint came from Sherwin-Williams. I have been searching for authentic old depot colors for some time. Both modelers and groups working to restore old depots have been wanting accurate information about colors. We have some heavily weathered samples taken from old buildings but these are of doubtful reliability and difficult to match.. <br /> <br />The Northern Pacific depot body color from the 1890s until the 1940s was "Indian Red." The doors, window frames and trim were "Bottle Green" or "Quaker Green." Do these names appear in the old Sherwin-Williams book? If so, is there a way of getting them matched to current Sherwin-Williams colors or any current model paints? <br /> <br />Thank you! <br /> <br />Larry Schrenk <br />Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association Archives
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