C. P. W. kalsomine: a high grade wall finish.
A trade catalogue of kalsomine, a water-based wall finish, issued in 1910 by the Chicago Paint Works of Chicago for painters and builders buying wall coatings. The one picture is the company's shield-shaped trade mark, lettered CHICAGO PAINT WORKS over GUARANTEED QUALITY with a TRADE MARK line beneath, printed in blue with dense dot shading inside the outline. A designer could take from it a bold, heavy-outlined shield badge built on stacked block capitals and a stippled tint fill.
