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Airbrush History

An Airbrush History Timeline. - Important dates in the history of the airbrush.


The Inventor I - F.E. Stanley of "Stanley Steamer" fame patents the first airbrush in 1876. It's got some features that pre-date the Burdick airbrush by more than a decade.


The Inventors II - Abner Peeler & Liberty Walkup, the inventor and the promoter. They're relationship brought about the first airbrush and it's success.


The Inside Story - Mr. Burdick, meet Mr. Bernoulli. The "internal mix" airbrush is born.


The Chicago Gang - An Englishman and three Norwegians redefine the airbrush.
Part 1 - Thayer & Chandler make Chicago the airbrush capital of the world.
Part 2 - Olaus "O. C." Wold starts out on his own.
Part 3 - Jens Paasche starts out on his own.
Odds & Ends - Oddball airbrushes and accessories that are different.
Rainbow Spray - The quest for an airbrush that will spray the rainbow!


Airbrush Museum - Below are links to pages containing pictures of some of the airbrushes in my collection.
Air Brush Mfg. Co.  - The first airbrush, made by Liberty Walkup.

Burdick Airbrush - An odd airbrush by Charles Burdick
Paasche AB's -  The famous "turbo", a descendant of the original Walkup design.
Paasche D, F, H - External mix airbrushes.
Paasche M & V - Internal mix airbrushes.
Passche Early Industrial "Air Brushes"
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