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Color Science: Art and Chemistry

Pigments and Dyes

Art and Color

Paint Mixing Machines

An early paint mixer, the "Wee Macgregor," suspended three paddles into the paint cylinder.  As the handle was turned, these rotated on separate axes counter to the direction of the cylinder.  From Paint and Colour Mixing by Arthur Jennings, 1921.

For access to the complete work, see the LHL Digital Collection, Color and Optics.

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