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Peter Achorn
peter@firegold.com
PO Box 276, Tenants Harbor, ME 04860 USA
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STEAMERS
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steamer required a lot of equipment and different talents. A hand tub could
be built and repaired by a much smaller crew. The construction of steamers
led to fewer manufacturers with larger factories. Each factory would have a
painting crew that was usually hired full time. As time passed these
painters developed distinctive styles of decoration for each brand. Each
individual engine would have unique details of color and designs, but the overall look
of a LaFrance was different from an Amoskeg or Nott.
Most decoration was hand painted, but some designs were done with transfer decals. These decals were beautifully made by the lithographic process with real gold and transparent glazes of color. Modern silk screened or computer generated decals look crude in comparison. |
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