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Illustration of four cherubs in the sky, holding paint cans and brushes and painting a rainbow with the words pure colours. Below the rainbow is a scene on the water with a sailboat advertising Robertson's Pure Paints on the main sail, and beside the boat is a raft containing a stack of paint cans.

Pure colors Robertson's pure paints

DateApproximately 1900
Names
FormatEphemera
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyNeighbourhoodKing-Spadina
    GeographyEast-west streetKing Street West
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Advertising cards
    Medium
    Trade cards
    Dimensions8.2 cm x 12.4 cm (3 1/4 in. x 4 7/8 in.)
    Language
      CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberCA-1900-JAMES-ROBERTSON-VS
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      Bought of Dunspaugh & Watson, importers and wholesale and retail dealers in drugs, medicines, chemicals; paints and colours, dry and in oil; sperm, lard, elephant, machinery, and other oils; spirits turpentine; paint brushes; varnishes; dye-stuffs; snuff; manufacturers of patent medicines, essences &c.
      1867
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      1867
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