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Tole painting is the folk art of decorative painting on tin and wooden utensils, objects and. Tole painting news newspapers books scholar jstor december 2018 learn how and when to remove this template message. Of extreme importance is its property of corrosion resistance, especially against attack by food products. Painted details almost entirely fill the top and front, with still bright and vivid colors. Aluminum, tinware, and tavern signs reference books ebth. Historical society of early american decoration, inc. Common ground colors on tinware included black, red, green, yellow, blue, and white paint over, or in place of, a varnish. American life antiques antiques and other reference books page 1.
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