SALE Vintage Vintage order advertising paint sign Chi-Namel counter display salesman sample, Ohio Varnish Co. Cleveland OH, Chinese Asian interest

NOTE: U.S. s/h shown is estimated maximum to West Coast, Rocky Mtns region, AK & HI, Priority Mail insured. Within Ohio: $12.95. To GA, NY: $14.95, S/h overages refunded asap.
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SALE! Now 30+% off original price.
Authentic, antique / vintage early 1930s to early 50s Chi-Namel Rex Flat Paint counter display paint sample sign or possibly salesman's sample. Appears never used as a counter display. Very scarcely found in any condition so its authentic wear & minor flaws are most acceptable. Chi-Namel was a brand of the Ohio Varnish Co., Cleveland, Ohio, originating c. 1900 and, as was typical of the era, uses a caricature of a traditionally dressed Chinese man as its logo. While the Ohio Varnish Co. went out of business in the 1930s, the Chi-Namel brand of paints and varnishes continued until the order 1950s.

We have 2 more, different Chi-Namel signs listed:
https://www.etsy.com/sg-en/listing/1147542444/antique-chi-namel-paint-advertising-sign?click_key=77dfd1db5a2666b7b73b75ad0b109eb14a87de06%3A1147542444&click_sum=92cd2788&ref=shop_home_active_3&sts=1

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1161528937/vintage-chi-namel-paint-varnish?click_key=6c29bff1f4c0d27e73fefb364be9844214f77bbd%3A1161528937&click_sum=a72dbefe&ref=shop_home_active_1&sts=1

- Sturdy, flat black painted Masonite with wood upper flange for hanging the rounded wooden paint samples
- Double T back, one side never opened
- All paint samples retain their original paper labels
- 8 paint colors, 7 retain original paper labels: Cream, LIght Buff, Suntone, Glacial Green, Peach, Pearl Gray, French Blue
- Samples retain original brass cup hook screws
- Expected light wear on upper corners; upper right corner has some minor abrasion, paint loss
- Paper labels show some extremely minor abrasion & wrinkling from adhesive; 1 label is missing
- Great addition to any antique advertising sign collection or study piece for architecture /decorative arts historians
- Part of Cleveland's powerhouse industrial past, incl. innovation in paint technology - think Sherwin-Williams, Glidden, et al
- You'll look long to find another! The only other example we found recently is in The the Athenaeum of Philadelphia collection and was part of the 2016 exhibitiion, COLOR IN A CAN: EARLY MARKETING OF PAINT IN AMERICA:
https://omeka.philaathenaeum.org/ColorInACan/

https://omeka.philaathenaeum.org/ColorInACan/items/show/401 (see last photo for larger, similar Chi-Namel example)

https://omeka.philaathenaeum.org/ColorInACan/search?query=chi-namel&query_type=keyword&record_types%5B%5D=Item&record_types%5B%5D=File&record_types%5B%5D=Collection&submit_search=Search

Info published by The Athenaeum on Ohio Varnish Company:
"The Ohio Varnish Company was established in Cleveland in 1881, but did not gain prominence until it introduced its "Chi-Namel" brand name in 1901. Widespread advertising and in-store demonstrations promoted Chi-Namel products for coating almost every surface within the home -- walls, floors, furniture -- as well as exterior surfaces including motor boats, automobiles and airplanes. The Ohio Varnish Company was liquidated in the 1930s; however, Chi-Namel products continued to be offered under the banner of the Chi-Namel Paint and Varnish Company until at least the early 1950s."

DIMENSIONS:
approx 13" h x 13"w x approx .5" depth, including wooden samples; each sample approx 7.5"l x 1.5"w x 3/8" d
Weight, nearly 1.5 lbs unboxed

CONDITION: Very Good, as found. Appears unused as a counter display; 1 back support has never been opened. Photos are part of the description so examine them carefully, zoom in for details. Per above, expected wear/scuffs/ minor paint losses. Upper right hand corner shows a bit more wear, abrasion. Missing 1 paper label. No cracks, bends, repaint or repairs seen.

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