Baltimore & Ohio Paint Information - Revision history

Josh Bernard at 20:11, 29 April 2022

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	''[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042354/1890-08-30/ed-1/seq-4/ The Evening Journal (Wilmington, DE), 30 August 1890]''		''[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042354/1890-08-30/ed-1/seq-4/ The Evening Journal (Wilmington, DE), 30 August 1890]''

			''Washington Post 31 July 1890.''

			"Royal Blue Line" passenger cars painted royal blue with silver stripes and the coats of arms of Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey on the sides.

			''"Luxurious Cars," Philadelphia News 1 August 1890.''

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Josh Bernard at 16:57, 29 April 2022

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	''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL/1286056230005961?lang=en The National Car Builder, August 1882, pg. 89]''		''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL/1286056230005961?lang=en The National Car Builder, August 1882, pg. 89]''

			'''1883'''

			Pullman dining cars built for the Baltimore & Ohio are painted brown with gold striping on the exterior and black, gold and olive on the interior. The draperies are olive color and the seats are upholstered in olive leather.

			''Railway World 5 May 1883''

	'''1890'''		'''1890'''

Evan Abma: Fixed link formatting.

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Fixed link formatting.

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	[[File:The_Sun_(Baltimore,_MD),_14_September_1880.png\|400px]]		[[File:The_Sun_(Baltimore,_MD),_14_September_1880.png\|400px]]

	''https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m0zkAo2tbIHzWXtAS72VzAz5XEtkJSQc/view?usp=sharing The Sun (Baltimore, MD), 14 September 1880]''		''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m0zkAo2tbIHzWXtAS72VzAz5XEtkJSQc/view?usp=sharing The Sun (Baltimore, MD), 14 September 1880]''

	New sleeping cars built by Barney & Smith painted brown and gold.		New sleeping cars built by Barney & Smith painted brown and gold.
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	[[File:The_Baltimore_Sun_(Baltimore,_MD),_1_November_1880.jpg\|400px]]		[[File:The_Baltimore_Sun_(Baltimore,_MD),_1_November_1880.jpg\|400px]]

	''https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RauDyzhaZnDiwrpEjfw2eR7n57yZcn1M/view?usp=sharing The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD), 1 November 1880]''		''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RauDyzhaZnDiwrpEjfw2eR7n57yZcn1M/view?usp=sharing The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD), 1 November 1880]''

	'''1881'''		'''1881'''

Evan Abma: Added new sources and images, fixed links, reworded, and created category for cabooses. This page will retain paint manufacturer info until new pages are created for them.

2022-01-31T20:08:23Z

Added new sources and images, fixed links, reworded, and created category for cabooses. This page will retain paint manufacturer info until new pages are created for them.

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Josh Bernard: Standardized formatting, completed importing data from google doc

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Andrew Brandon at 22:12, 26 June 2021

2021-06-26T22:12:44Z

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	[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951000877139l?urlappend=%3Bseq=106 The American Railroad Journal, 11 February 1854, pg. 96]		[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951000877139l?urlappend=%3Bseq=106 The American Railroad Journal, 11 February 1854, pg. 96]

			Blake’s Ohio Fire-Proof Paint, patented in 1848, was prepared from a “peculiar clay found in Sharon County, Ohio.”

			The most commonly referenced colours of Blake’s paints are a dark chocolate colour and a dark slate colour that was nearly black.

			The Plough, the Loom, and the Anvil, 1855, pg. 236
			https://www.google.ca/books/edition/The_Plough_the_Loom_and_the_Anvil/V2AEAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA236&printsec=frontcover

			The American Farmer’s Magazine, 1852, pg. 257
			https://www.google.ca/books/edition/American_Farmers_Magazine/0WBTAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PT1&printsec=frontcover


			The Alexandria Gazette and Virginia Advertiser (Alexandria, VA), 10 May 1849
			https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85025007/1849-05-10/ed-1/seq-4/


			1853: B&O paint shop used “Ross’ Colchester Purple Metallic Paint” on cars (but not on wood parts). Ross’ paint was based in Truro, NS.

			The Gazette (Montreal, QC), 13 July 1857
			https://drive.google.com/file/d/17wKDozwTbcohlGayxp7sdsRd3_g-fuXH/view?usp=sharing


			1874: B&O freight cars begin to be painted dark brown. Old Continental Line and Continental Line paint schemes to be removed.

			The Sun (Baltimore, MD), 14 July 1874

			1880: B&O refrigerator cars painted bright yellow with black edges. The cars also had a red diamond painted on each side, containing the letter “R” painted in black.

			The National Car Builder, September 1881, pg. 144
			https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL/1286055950005961?lang=en



			1890: B&O fast freight boxcars painted green and marked with a “white shield.”

			The Republican (Oakland, MD), 26 September 1890



			1890: B&O Southwestern coal cars painted brown.

			The Evening Capital (Annapolis, MD), 30 December 1890
			https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88065721/1890-12-30/ed-1/seq-3/

Andrew Brandon: Created page with "'''Freight Cars''' 1851: B&O used “Blake’s Patent Ohio Fire-Proof Paint” since 1850. The testimonials indicate that “Black” and “Chocolate color” paints were us..."

2021-06-26T22:10:55Z

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'''Freight Cars'''

1851: B&O used “Blake’s Patent Ohio Fire-Proof Paint” since 1850. The testimonials indicate that “Black” and “Chocolate color” paints were used, but do not explicitly state that the paint was used on cars.

[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951000877139l?urlappend=%3Bseq=106 The American Railroad Journal, 11 February 1854, pg. 96]