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 Summary

International Paints (Canada) Limited was an official distributor for Titanine Dope. This collection consists of a sales brochure for Titanine Aircraft Finishes produced by International Paints (Canada) Limited that includes information on Titanine's specifications, various product lines such as primer, instructions on using Titanine, and a fold out card that features finish samples for 24 of Titanine's standard colors.

 Biographical / Historical

International Paints (Canada) Limited was an official distributor for Titanine Dope. Dope was used to waterproof and harden the fabric covering airplane wings beginning circa 1910, and Titanine, an English company, produced pigmented and semi-pigmented dopes beginning in 1913 that came in a variety of standard colors.

 Identifier

NASM.XXXX.0887

Creator

International Paints (Canada) Limited

Date

September 1941

Provenance

Unknown, Item found in collection, NASM.XXXX.0887

Extent

0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a sales brochure for Titanine Aircraft Finishes produced by International Paints (Canada) Limited. The brochure is the 3rd edition, reprint, and dates to September 1941. The booklet has 23 numbered pages and includes information on Titanine's specifications, various product lines such as primer, and instructions on using Titanine. Near the end of the booklet there is a fold out card that features finish samples for 24 of Titanine's standard colors.

Arrangement note

Collection is a single item.

Rights

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

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Citation

International Paints (Canada) Limited "Titanine" Aircraft Finishes Booklet, NASM.XXXX.0887, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics

Aircraft industry

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Brochures