Excerpt from The Rusting of Iron and Steel: How It May Be Prevented and How It Is Promoted
Prince Bros.' Mineral Brown is of such a gravity and so finely ground that it does not settle in oil, or become hard or caked. It does not fade, scale, chalk, or crack. Mixed with pure Linseed Oil, it is elastic, waterproof, and not affected by dust, smoke or cinders.
Is a Filler. The first coat acts as a filler upon wood or iron. It produces no sediment, grit or waste does not harden in the painter's pot.
Adhesive. It adheres so strongly to iron, tin or wood, that after it has had time to dry thoroughly, it is almost impossible to remove it. It is the best possible
Primer - when other colors are desired, which may be painted over it.
Its Color is a rich Red Brown, which is quite uniform.
Silica. It contains about 25 of Silica, one of the best fillers known.
Healthful. It is absolutely non-poisonous, and may safely be used upon roofs where the water is used for drinking, or upon the inside as well as outside of water tanks.
Is Durable. It lasts so long unchanged that painters sometimes object to it for this reason, as it makes their services less frequently required than when other paints are used.
Prince Bros.' Mineral Brown. If a 300 lb. barrel of the dry pigment is put into a large tub, 40 gallons of Linseed Oil poured onto it and let alone for 12 hours that the oil may soak into and saturate the dry pigment, as it will do, then it may be stirred up by hand and will be found suitable for use to the last particle. There will be no sediment or grit. The paint ready for use will measure out one-fifth more gallons than the number of gallons of oil used.
Covering Power. One gallon of paint made in this way will cover well with one coat 700 square feet of iron, steel or tin, and its durability is greater than that of any other paint.
Harmless. There is nothing in it that can injure Linseed Oil. Together they make an Ideal Paint that is adhesive, waterproof, elastic, durable and economical.
It is Cheap, in the true sense of the word, meaning that at a small cost it covers a large amount of surface, does its work well, and lasts for many years.
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