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SVRy Lineman

January 19, 2005 09:13PM

This is unrelated to how it was incorporated into the painting of railroads structures pre se, but the history and reasoning behind what you refer to as "barn red" is actually referred to in the paint industry of the 19th century as "red oxide", or "oxide red". This was because the colorant was iron oxide, a cheap and readily available colorant. Mix it up with a base like linseed oil, and you had an inexpensive, durable, and easy-to-work-with material. All assets enjoyed by barn owners and railroad bean counters alike!

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Paint color of structures	Kevin	January 18, 2005 10:09AM
Re: Paint color of structures	Skip Luke	January 18, 2005 01:40PM
Re: Paint color of structures	Kevin Cook	January 18, 2005 03:23PM
Re: Paint color of structures	Norm Acker	January 19, 2005 02:16PM
Re: Paint color of structures	SVRy Lineman	January 19, 2005 09:13PM
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