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Title: Harrison Brothers' white lead works & chemical laboratory, Philadelphia. [graphic] / On stone by W. H. Rease, 17, So. 5th. St.
Description: Location: Fitler and Harrison Streets., Wainwright retrospective conversion project., Select link below to view a digital image.
Creator: Rease, W. H. lithographer., creator
Date: ca. 1850.
Location: http://www.lcpgraphics.org/wainwright/W475.htm, Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. **W475 [P.2271]

Title: Wetherill & Brothers' white lead manufactory & chemical works. Corner of 12th & Cherry Streets Philadelphia. [graphic] / [W. L. Breton].
Description: Published in James Mease and Thomas Porter's Picture of Philadelphia from 1811 to 1831: Giving an account of its origin, increase and improvements in arts, sciences, manufactures, commerce and revenue. (Philadelphia: Published by Robert DeSilver, No. 110 Walnut Street, 1831) vol. II, opposite page 122 and in Thomas Porter's Picture of Philadelphia 1811 to 8131: Giving an account of the improvements of the city, during that period (Philadelphia: Published by Robert DeSilver, No. 110 Walnut Street, 1831) vol. II, opposite page 122., Wainwright retrospective conversion project., Select link below to view a digital image., Library Company of Philadelphia: P.9830.4 and in Am 1831 Mea 68582.D and in Am 1831 Mea Log 4072.D and Am1831 Por 20876., Historical Society of Pennsylvania:
Creator: Breton, William L., creator
Date: [1831]
Location: http://www.lcpgraphics.org/wainwright/W451.htm, Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. W451 [P.9830.4]

Title: Wetherill's white lead, red lead, chemical glass, drug & dye stuff store. Sons of and successors to Samuel Wetherill who established the first white lead manufactory in the United States. Old stand 65 North Front Street east side, three doors south of Arch St. [graphic] / Drawn by W. H. Rease, No. 17 S. 5th St.
Description: Wainwright retrospective conversion project., Select link below to view a digital image.
Creator: Rease, W. H., creator
Date: ca. 1845.
Location: http://www.lcpgraphics.org/wainwright/W450.htm, Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. *W450 [P.2239]

Title: Wetherill's white lead, red lead, chemical glass, drug & dye stuff store. Wetherill & Brother, manufacturer of white lead & red lead litharge chrome yellow & green, oil vitrol, copperas, chemicals Sons of and successors to Samuel Wetherill who established the first white lead manufactory in the United States. Old stand 65 North Front Street east side, three doors south of Arch St. Philadelphia
Description: Advertisement showing the four-story storefront of Wetherwill & Brother (John Price and Dr. William Wetherill) heavily covered in signage on Front Street above Market Street. Signs advertise the "Drug, Paint" & Glass Store," the proprietors - "Druggist & Color Men," and depict the store emblem of an American eagle with a shield atop a barrel, surrounded by apothecary packages, and bordered by the text "Encourage your own Manufactory" and "65 Old Stand." Building also adorned with a railing on the roof. Stacks of barrels, two atop boxes marked "8-10 Glass" and "12-16 Glass," flank the two open entryways (covered in signs) in which the back of a clerk carrying a large box and two male patrons are visible. Decanters fill the display windows, and boxes, barrels, and glassware are stacked near the upper floor windows. A clerk descends into the cellar across from a drayman, in the street, steadying his horse-drawn vehicle loaded with labeled packages. Several more labeled packages line the sidewalk. Materials include opium, linseed oil, shellac, gum opal, sperm oil, myrrh, "dry. w. lead", salad oil, "ol. vit.," "aq. fortis," "bn. indigo," and "ref. camph." Also shows partial views of adjacent businesses, including signs reading "Dru..", "Pai.." and "M..... Whi...", John Price and William Wetherill, were the grandson's of Samuel Wetherill, the founder of the earliest white lead manufactory in America. They assumed management of the business, under the name Wetherill & Brother in 1837 with William handling purchases and John Price superintending the manufacturing branches. William assumed sole management of the firm following the death of John in 1853., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 833, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
Creator: Rease, W. H., artist
Date: [ca. 1845]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *W450 [P.2239]

Title: Harrison Brothers' white lead works & chemical laboratory, Philadelphia
Description: Advertisement showing a bird's eye view of the chemical works of Harrison Brothers near Fitler and Harrison Streets in Frankford, showing from left to right, the buildings containing "Pyro Acid Works," "Sulphuric Acid Works," "Sugar Lead Works," "White Lead Works," "Alum Works," "Copperas Works," and the company office. The bustling scene includes laborers pushing wheel barrows, putting coal in a furnace, and hoisting barrels using a block and tackle pulley system. Piles of lumber, barrels, and vats cover the ground, and smoke rises from the chimneys of the buildings within the enclosed compound. A man walks along the periphery of the fence in the foreground, between two gates. A loaded wagon enters the left gate, as a dray exits through the right. A dog stands on the left hand side of the fence, facing the pedestrian. Deer and horses graze the fields in the tree-lined, country-like setting behind the chemical works. Established circa 1793, Harrison Brothers operated plants in New York, Maryland and Philadelphia by the Civil War, operating this plant in Frankford until about 1870., Date from Poulson inscription on recto: Aug. 1847., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 341, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Rease, a prominent mid-19th century Philadelphia trade card lithographer known to highlight details of human interest in his advertisements, partnered with Francis H. Schell in the 1850s and eventually operated his own press until around 1872.
Creator: Rease, W. H., artist
Date: [1847]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **W475 [P.2271]

Title: Granite floor paint. Manf'd only by Acme white lead & color works, Detroit, Mich
Description: Trade card containing two panels and depicting a contrived, racist scene of two African American women domestics talking to each other from the kitchens of the respective, separate homes in which they work. The women are portrayed with caricaturized features and speak in the vernacular. They are attired in head coverings, sheath dresses with rolled-up sleeves, aprons, stockings, and slipper shoes. The depicted kitchens contain a sink, pans stored on hooks or a shelf, and a stove. In the left panel, the woman frowns and holds a kettle in one hand and the side of her skirt in the other. She stands "like a monument" on a floor "painted tree days now" and marked with her footprints. In the background, a white man, his mouth open in a shocked expression, and attired in a suit opens the door to the kitchen. In the right panel, the woman dances with one leg raised and her hands on her hips on a floor with "hard 'nuf" Granite Paint. In the background, a smiling white man attired in a suit looks on behind an open door to the kitchen. Separating the panels is a column of red cans labeled "Granite Floor Paint." Acme White Lead and Color Works was incorporated in Detroit in December 1884, by H. Kirke White, A.E.F. White, and W.L. Davies. In March 1920, Sherwin-Williams of Cleveland purchased the company and renamed the brand Acme Quality Paints. The firm continued under that name into the 21st century., Title from item., Text printed on recto: G'way chile! Dis floor been painted tree days an now I'se stuck fas' like a monument, why dont you use de Granite Paint? Law sakes only painted las' night and dat Granite Paint am hard 'nuf dis mawnin fur a breakdown., Advertising text printed on verso: Granite Floor Paint. You have undoubtedly in your experience, had an occasion to paint a floor, steps or a piazza. If such is the case, the chances are that you realize that the same paint used for painting the exterior of houses will not answer to paint floors, yet up to the time we invented the Granite Floor Paint that was what must be used. There are three great faults with the paints heretofore used, namely: First, they require a long time to dry, which causes great inconvenience; second, they never dry perfectly hard, and consequently will not wear; third, cold water will stain, hot water blister, and soap will to a certain extent remove them. After many long and costly experiments we succeeded in perfecting the Granite Floor Paint, and present it to the public with the assurance that it has none of the above faults. It is sure to become as great a favorite as our other popular specialty, "Neal's Carriage Paint," which is prepared ready for use in eight beautiful colors, and renders the re-painting of a buggy possible at a cost of not to exceed one dollar. Acme White Lead and Color Works, Sole Manufacturers, Detroit, Michigan., Distributor’s name on verso: For sale by Thorne & Rogers, Troy, N.Y., Gift of David Doret.
Date: [ca. 1890]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - Acme [P.2017.95.1]

Title: Granite floor paint. Manf'd only by Acme white lead & color works, Detroit, Mich
Description: Trade card containing two panels and depicting a contrived, racist scene of two African American women domestics talking to each other from the kitchens of the respective, separate homes in which they work. The women are portrayed with caricaturized features and speak in the vernacular. They are attired in head coverings, sheath dresses with rolled-up sleeves, aprons, stockings, and slipper shoes. The depicted kitchens contain a sink, pans stored on hooks or a shelf, and a stove. In the left panel, the woman frowns and holds a kettle in one hand and the side of her skirt in the other. She stands "like a monument" on a floor "painted tree days now" and marked with her footprints. In the background, a white man, his mouth open in a shocked expression, and attired in a suit opens the door to the kitchen. In the right panel, the woman dances with one leg raised and her hands on her hips on a floor with "hard 'nuf" Granite Paint. In the background, a smiling white man attired in a suit looks on behind an open door to the kitchen. Separating the panels is a column of red cans labeled "Granite Floor Paint." Acme White Lead and Color Works was incorporated in Detroit in December 1884, by H. Kirke White, A.E.F. White, and W.L. Davies. In March 1920, Sherwin-Williams of Cleveland purchased the company and renamed the brand Acme Quality Paints. The firm continued under that name into the 21st century., Title from item., Text printed on recto: G'way chile! Dis floor been painted tree days an now I'se stuck fas' like a monument, why dont you use de Granite Paint? Law sakes only painted las' night and dat Granite Paint am hard 'nuf dis mawnin fur a breakdown., Advertising text printed on verso: Granite Floor Paint. You have undoubtedly in your experience, had an occasion to paint a floor, steps or a piazza. If such is the case, the chances are that you realize that the same paint used for painting the exterior of houses will not answer to paint floors, yet up to the time we invented the Granite Floor Paint that was what must be used. There are three great faults with the paints heretofore used, namely: First, they require a long time to dry, which causes great inconvenience; second, they never dry perfectly hard, and consequently will not wear; third, cold water will stain, hot water blister, and soap will to a certain extent remove them. After many long and costly experiments we succeeded in perfecting the Granite Floor Paint, and present it to the public with the assurance that it has none of the above faults. It is sure to become as great a favorite as our other popular specialty, "Neal's Carriage Paint," which is prepared ready for use in eight beautiful colors, and renders the re-painting of a buggy possible at a cost of not to exceed one dollar. Acme White Lead and Color Works, Sole Manufacturers, Detroit, Michigan., Distributor’s name on verso: For sale by Thorne & Rogers, Troy, N.Y., Gift of David Doret.
Date: [ca. 1890]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - Acme [P.2017.95.1]

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