Re: A bit of a quandary

Posted by Red Dave on May 28, 2002 at 18:36:04 from (67.242.31.88):

In Reply to: A bit of a quandary posted by ScottyNY on May 28, 2002 at 15:10:53:

The paint that came from the factory may well have looked very orange from new. Let me tell you why.
In the years just after World War 2, many industries were the target of strikes by the unions who were attempting to make up for gains that were put off for the duration since strikes were prohibited during the war. The chemical industry was one of those that was striking. Paint and pigments were one of the things that were in short supply so tractor manufacturers used whatever paint they could get.
My dad bought a new BN in '47. He had a hard time getting it because IH was just gearing up for full civilian production after the war, there was more demand than supply and he only got on the list for one because he was a veteran just returned from the pacific. My Mother clearly remembers the day the BN arrived.
In 1996 I restored a 1940 B, painting it with Dupont's best. When I showed it to Mom one day I said to her, "Well, it ought to look about like the BN did when it was new".
Her reply was, " Oh no, it's the wrong color, the BN was orange, not red" Her answer surprised me to say the least. So I did a little reading and found out about the shortages of paint and it made some sense.
That BN was orange when I was a kid in the '60's, but I always thought it was because of the paint fading in sunlight. I guess IH painted it with the best they could get at the time. And that paint had a distincly orange hue. At least that's what Mom says.

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