Description: Check out our store under the "Books > Catalogs" category for other similar vintage items and save on shipping! Estate sale find, vintage original sales brochure catalog for Colotyle, A Creation of modern Chemical Engineering, Plastic Coated Wall Sheets for Your bathroom and kitchen, no date, circa 1930-40's. Frank Hobbs (1895-1972) came to the United States from London, England, as a young boy. He grew up in California, his father a contractor. Having wanderlust, he traveled and did not finish high school. In 1934 he formed the Colfonite Company to produce Masonite wall board. He experimented with applying super-hard enamel paint finishes to hardboard, a low cost alternative to tile. Hobbs perfected the process and opened a factory under the trademark name of Colotyle. The product sold well and many homes had Colotyle bathrooms or kitchens. Ship builder Henry J. Kaiser (1882-1967) purchased large quantities for use in ships. Hobbs also teamed up with George K. Comstock (1898-1970) , a Seattle neon- and electric-sign company owner, to form other business ventures. The item measures approximately 6.25" X 16.75" (unfolded), approximate shipping weight 3 ounces. PLEASE SEE DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS - The item is in overall Fair to Good Minus used condition, signs of wear, creases, fading, tears, chipping, sunning and age toning, soiling, stains, no writing, no odors, please see images. (C1A19-109)
Price: 23.83 USD
Location: Bakersfield, California
End Time: 2024-11-20T03:11:27.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: Architecture Building Tile Catalog Colotyle Bathroom 1930s
Color: Multi-Color
Decade: 1930s
Style: Art Deco
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Material: Paper
Maker: Architecture Building Tile Catalog Colotyle Bathroom 1930s
Architecture Building Tile Catalog Colotyle Bathroom 1930s: Architecture Building Tile Catalog Colotyle Kitchen 1930s
