Object Details
- Description
- This metal souvenir was an advertising gimmick for Dutch Boy Paints, a product established by the National Lead Company in 1907. The image is that of a Dutch boy; and the inscription reads “NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY / GENUINE BABBITT.” The National Lead Company began in business, as such, in 1891, and became NL Industries in 1971.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- maker
- National Lead Company
- Measurements
- overall: 5/8 in x 3 1/2 in; 1.5875 cm x 8.89 cm
- Object Name
- souvenir
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