Sigh,W&N Naples yellow. I have been pining for that stuff ever since they stopped making it, as well as their Jaune Brilliante which was a slightly warmer version. Was surprised a couple years ago to find a company that makes traditional colors in a little town about two hours north of where I live (they even make the infamous "orpiment"!). Tried their Naples for the first time the other day, alas the hue and texture was very different . Still, worth experimenting with.
Friends! Now I am writing an article about tubes - about the history of tubes. And I see that the first patent that has a screw cap is Henry L Palmer (US 105485, Julie 19 1870). But the patent itself is not about the cap, it is about the contents of the tube. Maybe you know - what were the caps on the tubes before 1870? Were they threaded? There is a photo from the Smithsonian Museum, where the right tube is open (?) And it is unthreaded (?). Maybe someone knows in more detail?
And the second question, to which I did not find an answer: when (in principle) did they start making a membrane in the neck of a tube? Maybe someone knows?
My treasures are some very old tubes of real ultramarine,and some real indian yellow.I also have a big ball of indian yellow pigment.I keep the very old European made paints for my personal paintings and I use the cheaper modern paints for sale at art shows.I love the older Charvin oils
I have 2 tubes,and a ball of dry pigment maybe the size of a ping pong ball.As far as brand,the label is degraded to the point where I can just make out the color.I glued the lid on permanently on some emerald green I have.I don't want to mess with it since its got arsenic in it
Once again I’m curious- I know it’s a long shot that you’re still active on this channel but are you willing to sell me one of your Indian yellow oil paint tubes? I will pay you a good price for it!
Really good condition for the age of them. I have some Windsor and Newton artist's oil paint that are from the 50's, 60's I think. They came unexpectedly with a art storage box I got as a gift off eBay.
yes, most of the tubes did. Some were unreadable tho. I managed to salvage 4 genuine Emerald Green vintage oil paint tubes. I have conducted research on them and sent samples of them to a conservator in the Netherlands to aid in research on Van Gogh [as the paint tubes are almost as old as Van Gogh's work and it was one of his favorite colors] I have sold most of the other paint tubes. There are only a few colors that I have my eyes on. Emerald Green [genuine], Mummy Brown [Genuine], and Indian Yellow [genuine]. Also have somewhat of an interest in genuine Ivory Black, old fashioned stack process vintage lead white and genuine Cerulean blue vintage. All of which are incredibly hard to find. I have recreated Mummy Brown using severely dehydrated animal flesh with a variety of resins, wax and oil. I have a few videos about it on my channel, as well as tubes for sale if you were ever interested. Thanks!
Quite fascinating! Where did you get these? Please be REALLY careful with that genuine Emerald Green. It's far, far more toxic than any lead or cadmium color.
Hey Walcott! I am doing some tests with the Emerald green to have hard data on its characteristics including: -Lightfastness -Reactivity with Sulfide pigments -Toxicity [when oil paint form is exposed to moisture] -Transparency btw, I got the paints off ebay!
Emerald green is poison with paint in it. You cannot make it safe for even when it has hardened on the canvas, it will still leach into the atmosphere. Napoleon died from the wallpaper made from this stuff. Lead white is NOT in this category, it's safe when dried on canvas. Lead white is not a poison per se. If you want to kill someone slowly, give him the Emerald green tube as a present.
@@etienne7774 The wallpaper most often killed kids, who were more prone to touching it, or worse still, tearing strips off and eating it. It does require that you touch the affected medium though. It's not really something that emanates into the air if it's bound to a medium. Arsenic is not a gas at room temperature or anything close to room temperature, so it requires contact, and frequent repeat contact at that to start to have a cumulative effect. Arsenic in a single dose does very little, especially trace contact. For arsenic to be a successful poison to the human body, it needs to be repeated regularly and build to cumulative levels. It used to be a very popular poison and in some parts of the world no doubt it still is, but it's not the most direct or effective toxin, just one that was available at the local pharmacy with no questions asked at that time. Similarly with strychnine, which was sold as a rat poison alongside arsenic, but both had various uses around the home and in industry. There are many instances in the 19th and 20th century of wives poisoning their husbands food by salting it daily with arsenic, causing their eventual decline. Some more rapid than others, depending on dosage. Arsenic is only really found in certain rat poison substrates in the first world now. Though some industrial processes still use it, along with the other heavy metals, like hexavalent chromium and worse. Arsenic by comparison is a sweetheart! The same sort of hyperbole follows Lead, in which case the danger is from lead vapour from melting it, or white lead oxide iii, otherwise known as sugar of lead. The danger to children exacerbated by the sweet taste of that oxide. As long as you don't sniff lead vapour when casting, or touch your mouth with lead oxide on your fingers, lead poses very little threat to the human body. You can safely swill Mercury around in your mouth, as long as you eject it all from your mouth without swallowing any, it's the vapour, again, that's particularly deadly. Similarly with lead, if it were liquid at room, or body temperature, you could swish it around and even gargle with it, as long as you don't retain or swallow any of it. Nonetheless, industrial use aside, it's another element we've been nannyed into abandoning by scare stories. It doesn't mean that arsenic bearing paint is harmless, but it does mean that taking sensible precautions is sufficient to protect yourself. Wearing gloves is a definite must, as is not touching your face, especially your mouth, or even bare skin with the paint. Just as with Lead. It's certainly not as insidious as mercury poisoning, with arsenic standard chelation therapy will sort you out in no time, and paramedics are well aware of the symptoms. With mercury, or cinnabar bearing paint, you can absorb a fair amount before the first of the ill effects show and then all the chelation therapy in the world might not save you from multiple organ failure. By comparison to hexavalent chromium and it's seriously nasty brethren, lead and arsenic are only very mildly dangerous, and the deleterious effects are relatively quick to reverse with no long term damage likely as long as you're aware of the exposure, or you report to a medical facility within a few weeks of your exposure - if it was heavy enough to have brought on symptoms. And as I previously mentioned, the medical field is well acquainted with arsenic and it's presenting symptoms. No symptoms and it'll pass through with little, if anything, in the way of future repercussions. Don't eat the paint and you'll be cool ;)
Fascinating! Thanks for sharing :)
Sigh,W&N Naples yellow. I have been pining for that stuff ever since they stopped making it, as well as their Jaune Brilliante which was a slightly warmer version. Was surprised a couple years ago to find a company that makes traditional colors in a little town about two hours north of where I live (they even make the infamous "orpiment"!). Tried their Naples for the first time the other day, alas the hue and texture was very different . Still, worth experimenting with.
I think series A is like our series 1, I’m extremely jelly of you right now. I don’t use eBay so the odds of me finding this stuff is zero
I spend alot of time searching for this stuff!
Friends! Now I am writing an article about tubes - about the history of tubes. And I see that the first patent that has a screw cap is Henry L Palmer (US 105485, Julie 19 1870).
But the patent itself is not about the cap, it is about the contents of the tube.
Maybe you know - what were the caps on the tubes before 1870? Were they threaded?
There is a photo from the Smithsonian Museum, where the right tube is open (?) And it is unthreaded (?).
Maybe someone knows in more detail?
Amazing! Old art materials are very fascinating.
And the second question, to which I did not find an answer: when (in principle) did they start making a membrane in the neck of a tube? Maybe someone knows?
Easy trick to get stuck tube caps off: HOT WATER (NOT BOILING) straight from the faucet. That way you can preserve these antique tubes!
It would be cool if you did a small painting with these. Really interesting !
I use some of them in paintings!
My treasures are some very old tubes of real ultramarine,and some real indian yellow.I also have a big ball of indian yellow pigment.I keep the very old European made paints for my personal paintings and I use the cheaper modern paints for sale at art shows.I love the older Charvin oils
How many tubes of genuine indian yellow do you have? and do you know the year/ company?
I have 2 tubes,and a ball of dry pigment maybe the size of a ping pong ball.As far as brand,the label is degraded to the point where I can just make out the color.I glued the lid on permanently on some emerald green I have.I don't want to mess with it since its got arsenic in it
would you ever be willing to sell or trade 1 of the indian yellow tubes?
Hey J Med,
any chance you would sell one of your Indian Yellow oil paint tubes to me?
Once again I’m curious- I know it’s a long shot that you’re still active on this channel but are you willing to sell me one of your Indian yellow oil paint tubes?
I will pay you a good price for it!
Must u take any safety precautions to handle emerald green cos I am planning to buy one
I would recommend the usual precautions- Gloves, dont eat/ drink while working with it, and wash hands afterwards
Thanks
Are you buying a vintage velasquez oil paint?
I have a set here
I am unfamiliar of this brand.
Could you point me to pictures or a description of the tubes?
Yeah
Man You make great art reviews and all the hints hope that You will make more vids in future.Regards
appreciate it, I should be doing more in the near future! take care
Really good condition for the age of them. I have some Windsor and Newton artist's oil paint that are from the 50's, 60's I think. They came unexpectedly with a art storage box I got as a gift off eBay.
Any pigment info on the tubes? It's incredible how you've been able to find AUTHENTIC historic paints!
yes, most of the tubes did. Some were unreadable tho. I managed to salvage 4 genuine Emerald Green vintage oil paint tubes. I have conducted research on them and sent samples of them to a conservator in the Netherlands to aid in research on Van Gogh [as the paint tubes are almost as old as Van Gogh's work and it was one of his favorite colors]
I have sold most of the other paint tubes. There are only a few colors that I have my eyes on. Emerald Green [genuine], Mummy Brown [Genuine], and Indian Yellow [genuine]. Also have somewhat of an interest in genuine Ivory Black, old fashioned stack process vintage lead white and genuine Cerulean blue vintage. All of which are incredibly hard to find.
I have recreated Mummy Brown using severely dehydrated animal flesh with a variety of resins, wax and oil. I have a few videos about it on my channel, as well as tubes for sale if you were ever interested.
Thanks!
Fascinating, thanks
Quite fascinating! Where did you get these? Please be REALLY careful with that genuine Emerald Green. It's far, far more toxic than any lead or cadmium color.
Hey Walcott! I am doing some tests with the Emerald green to have hard data on its characteristics including:
-Lightfastness
-Reactivity with Sulfide pigments
-Toxicity [when oil paint form is exposed to moisture]
-Transparency
btw, I got the paints off ebay!
I should be publishing my data by late summer/ early fall time
Emerald green is poison with paint in it. You cannot make it safe for even when it has hardened on the canvas, it will still leach into the atmosphere. Napoleon died from the wallpaper made from this stuff. Lead white is NOT in this category, it's safe when dried on canvas. Lead white is not a poison per se. If you want to kill someone slowly, give him the Emerald green tube as a present.
I have a lot of emerald green
@@etienne7774 The wallpaper most often killed kids, who were more prone to touching it, or worse still, tearing strips off and eating it. It does require that you touch the affected medium though. It's not really something that emanates into the air if it's bound to a medium. Arsenic is not a gas at room temperature or anything close to room temperature, so it requires contact, and frequent repeat contact at that to start to have a cumulative effect.
Arsenic in a single dose does very little, especially trace contact. For arsenic to be a successful poison to the human body, it needs to be repeated regularly and build to cumulative levels. It used to be a very popular poison and in some parts of the world no doubt it still is, but it's not the most direct or effective toxin, just one that was available at the local pharmacy with no questions asked at that time. Similarly with strychnine, which was sold as a rat poison alongside arsenic, but both had various uses around the home and in industry. There are many instances in the 19th and 20th century of wives poisoning their husbands food by salting it daily with arsenic, causing their eventual decline. Some more rapid than others, depending on dosage.
Arsenic is only really found in certain rat poison substrates in the first world now. Though some industrial processes still use it, along with the other heavy metals, like hexavalent chromium and worse. Arsenic by comparison is a sweetheart! The same sort of hyperbole follows Lead, in which case the danger is from lead vapour from melting it, or white lead oxide iii, otherwise known as sugar of lead. The danger to children exacerbated by the sweet taste of that oxide.
As long as you don't sniff lead vapour when casting, or touch your mouth with lead oxide on your fingers, lead poses very little threat to the human body. You can safely swill Mercury around in your mouth, as long as you eject it all from your mouth without swallowing any, it's the vapour, again, that's particularly deadly. Similarly with lead, if it were liquid at room, or body temperature, you could swish it around and even gargle with it, as long as you don't retain or swallow any of it. Nonetheless, industrial use aside, it's another element we've been nannyed into abandoning by scare stories.
It doesn't mean that arsenic bearing paint is harmless, but it does mean that taking sensible precautions is sufficient to protect yourself. Wearing gloves is a definite must, as is not touching your face, especially your mouth, or even bare skin with the paint. Just as with Lead.
It's certainly not as insidious as mercury poisoning, with arsenic standard chelation therapy will sort you out in no time, and paramedics are well aware of the symptoms. With mercury, or cinnabar bearing paint, you can absorb a fair amount before the first of the ill effects show and then all the chelation therapy in the world might not save you from multiple organ failure.
By comparison to hexavalent chromium and it's seriously nasty brethren, lead and arsenic are only very mildly dangerous, and the deleterious effects are relatively quick to reverse with no long term damage likely as long as you're aware of the exposure, or you report to a medical facility within a few weeks of your exposure - if it was heavy enough to have brought on symptoms. And as I previously mentioned, the medical field is well acquainted with arsenic and it's presenting symptoms. No symptoms and it'll pass through with little, if anything, in the way of future repercussions.
Don't eat the paint and you'll be cool ;)
gimme that arsenic
I have a set with some available in my ebay shop currently!
Fascinating. Could you do some more videos about your collection? And maybe with better lighting?
possibly in the future, currently this is the best thing I have to work with. Getting new apartment soon though