A little bit of history...

The Arqivist deals in antique art materials, but is also working towards building an ephemeral archive of the art materials manufacturing industry.

Here is a small selection of 20th century credit notes and invoices from Rowney and Winsor & Newton.

Winsor & Newton order note May 1923
A Winsor & Newton invoice dating from April 1944. Note the wargrade brushes an economy saving by the company during the war years.
Rowney credit note February 1955
Rowney statement October 1955
Rowney invoice from January 1956. Including a slip for the National Stationery and Book Trade Fair
Winsor & Newton invoice from June 1953. Artist Oil Colours and their respective prices.
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