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Early 1900s Manning Waterproof Speed-Grits (sandpaper) sample booklet - $35 (west of Ann Arbor)
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This sandpaper booklet was probably from the late teens to very early 1920s.
The company was known for its industrial and personal abrasives, mostly sandpaper.
This very cool booklet shows that sandpaper hasn’t changed much in a hundred years. This particular booklet was particularly designed for commercial buyers.
These “new” abrasives were meant to replace the “old -fashioned” method of surface preparation. Basically, this marked the beginning of sandpaper.
The booklet contains 7 samples of various grits and thickness.
The cover shows an illustration of a guy prepping an old Ford for painting.
The grits were not only used for cars, but for “Baking Japans,” an early 1900s method of painting surfaces with a glossy, durable finish used in old Asian finishes.
After the sample pages is a small card for customers to specify what kind of grit they would need. The back is a fold-out page describing different applications. Part of the back corner of the booklet has separated, but it has no effect on the graphics
The booklet measures 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches and is in really nice shape.
On the very back is a list of branch offices—including Detroit—where it had been part of an estate in that area.