December, 1905 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



425 



I Am the Paint Man 



Let Me Give You 



2 Gallons of My Paint 



As a Test 



oUPPOSE you 

 ^ went to a store 

 and the man 

 placed 2 full gal- 

 lons of paint on 

 the counter and 

 _____ said "Here is some 



yCt ^</ /D _# paint I want you 



(jhTZ. C^L^U*^-^ to try before you 

 ^ V V , \^7^ buy. Just spread 

 St. Louis. Mo. these 2 gallons on 

 your walls. When you have done so, if the 

 paint is entirely satisfactory, come in and buy 

 the balance of your order. If not, these 2 

 gallons are a present from me as a test." 



You would think it was a mighty fair 

 offer, wouldn't you? 



But no paint dealer ever makes this kind 

 of an offer. * * * 



I am not keeping a paint store. 



I am running a paint factory. 



My paint is not sold over the counter. 



I sell it direct from my factory to the user 

 fresh. 



Let me make you a better and more liber- 

 al offer than the above. 



Here it is. 



Let me ship yoa an order of paint. I will 

 pay all freight on 6 gallons or more. 



" You sign no contract, obligation, or send 

 me a penny of money in advance. 



When the paint arrives choose any 2 full 

 gallons of the order, spread it on your build- 

 ing—it will cover 6U0 square feet, 2 coats— then 

 vou be the judge as to whether you want to 

 use the balance of the order or not. 



If not. return the balance of the paint— I 

 will pay the freight back and the 2 gallons 

 used are yours, free, for the test. 



If the paint spreads better— further— and 

 looks better than any paint you ever saw, and 

 you want to use the balance of the order, keep 

 it and pay me at the end of 6 months. 



With the paint I send my pen : and-ink 

 signed iron-clad Guarantee that it will last 8 

 years. 



This Guarantee is binding and says 

 "money back at the end of the Guarantee 

 period if the paint is not as represented." 



The reason I can make juu tiiis liberal 



offer is because I manufacture and sell paint 

 in a new way. 



My pigment, or paint base, — which is 

 white lead, zinc, coloring matter and drier- 

 is ground fresh to order after your order is 

 received, hermetically sealed in cans, dated 

 the day it is packed, and shipped in separate 

 cans from the oil. 



My Pure Old Process Linseed Oil is ship- 

 ped in a twin can. 



My paint is ready to use but NOT ready 

 mixed. 



There are reasons for my manufacturing 

 and selling this way. Good reason-. 



Reasons that permit me to give an 8 Year 

 Guarantee. 



Briefly, here they are: 



Paint pigment is a mineral. 



Pure linseed oil is a vegetable. 



When packed together the chemical action 

 of the mineral pigment eats the life out of the 

 oil— that shortens the life of the paint. 



Old process linseed oil is scarce on the 

 market. 



Oil used in ready mixed paint is usually 

 adulterated. 



My oil is pure. 



Shipping it separately gives you a chance 

 to prove it. 



Keady mixed paint settles— a cement-like 

 substance forms iu the bottom of every can. 

 This can never be properly mixed again by 

 hand. 



My method of shipping pigment and oil 

 separately, does away with all settling. You 

 can use every drop out of every gallon of my 

 paint on your walls, and you get the full life 

 of the paint on your buildings. 

 * * * 



I want to tell you more about my plan. 



Just drop me a line today, asking for my 

 Paint Book, copy of my Guarantee, and other 

 printed matter, which includes my free in- 

 structions "This Little Book Tells How to 

 Paint," They are all FREE. 



Do it now while you think of it. 

 O. L. CHASE, 



Thp Paint Man, 

 605 G[ Locust Street, St - Louis, Mo. 



iNOTE-My 8 Year Guarantee backed by $50,000 Bond. 



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