Airbrush history from The Airbrush Museum featuring Paasche Airbrush, Wold Airbrush, Walkup Airbrush, Iwata Airbrush and more!


 It's been a long time since the first version of this site came into being. It was originally part of a three page site made in the work area of WGN.net, my internet provider at the time.

 Airbrush History? Museum? Séance Room? What's this nonsense all about? I have part of my airbrush collection in a large glass curio case in the dining room. I jokingly refer to it as "The Airbrush Museum." On the opposite wall is an old sign from a psychic's shop. When people ask how business is, I tell them it's very slow and to make ends meet I have use the dinner table to do "special readings" in order to make ends meet. Special readings are done after you've gulped down a glass of delicious, fresh buttermilk and your destiny is divined from the lines left on the empty glass. What! Doubters beware! The séance part is for fun but I am serious about my airbrush collection. I have been collecting them since the fifties. I used do retouching and photography and started repairing airbrushes for people as most of them weren't too mechanically inclined, especially when it came to Paasche AB's. That's the path that led to this site about airbrushes and airbrush history. I hope you can learn a couple of things while you visit.

    If you have questions or comments, please e-mail us at our new, free address! If you want to know the value of an airbrush, the best place is on eBay as that's about the only place where they are consistently for sale. We don't sell airbrushes or parts. Trades will be considered though. If you want sell us something please include the price you want for the item.


GOT PATENTS?

We've uploaded over 400 complete patents relating to airbrushes! Every patent has both the illustration as well as the descriptive text. They are assembled in numerical/chronological order with links to all the files as a link to the free viewer you may need to view them. This is a treasure trove for all you airbrush geeks like me...
These are raw .tif files as you would get them from the Patent Office. You may need a plug-in for your browser; a link to the free plug-in is provided. You can access any of them from the The Complete  Airbrush Museum Patents Collection page.

Liberty Walkups 1884 patent. Jens Paasche's 1905 patent for what would become the Paasche AB. Note the similarities of the basic  design.
Liberty Walkups 1884 "paint distrbuter" patent and Jens Paasche 1905 "A-B" patent are just 2 of over 450 patents we have put online. It's a great treasure trove of information and design ingenuity. There are both pictures and descriptive texts for every patent. We hope you enjoy the fascinating browsing! You can go to the patent section by clicking here The Complete  Airbrush Museum Patents Collection page.






NEW PAGES - The Latest Additions - Updated 28 Feb 2014
(Click on the links below to go to the page - To return here, click on the logo at the top of that page)
The Complete  Airbrush Museum Patents Collection page.  Links to 400+ airbrush related patents
The Greyhound Page Links sou you can adopt you own "Retired Racer" aka " the 45mph Couch Potato!
1876 Stamley "atomizer" airbrush! The first!
1923 Paasche Caricature
 1915 Paasche Art Catalog.
 1923 Paasche Art catalog pages.
1926 Paasche Art catalog pages.
 1929 Paasche Industrial catalog pages. The covers are beautiful!
1932 Paasche Art Catalog pages.
 1938 Paasche Art Catalog pages. The cover is beautiful!
1939 Paasche Industrial Catalog Pages.
1942 Paasche Industrial Catalog pages.
Paasche AB Turbo - Instruction sheets from 30's through the 70's versions of the Paasche AB.
 Paasche Ads - A 1914, 1915 & 1920 ads from Paasche for the "Model A" and the Model D." The "Model A" is the ancestor to the current AB. These ads are from books and magazines.
 Paasche Bulletins - Interesting  flyers from 1229, 1930, 1938 and 1947.
A few items from a 1930's Wold Catalog.
Frappr! - Put yourself on the Airbrush map!

Airbrush History: A  collectable from the Paasche Air Brush Co. Today it's Paasche Airbrush Co.

 Paasche Air Brush Co. celluloid letter opener and ruler - an advertising premium from the 1920’s.


Visit our Greyhound page (click here) for links to some wonderful 
links to retired racing Greyhounds. They make GREYT pets!



CONTENTS                Click here for tips on how to navigate this site.


THE AIRBRUSH MUSEUM...

Airbrush Home  - That's this page.  


The Airbrush Museum
 - The airbrush collection of 400+ dating from the 1880's to the present.


Airbrush History
 - A history of the airbrush or at least my revisionist version. Includes the following:

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Airbrush History Timeline - Important dates in Airbrush History.

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The Inventors - Abner Peeler & Liberty Walkup develop the first airbrush.

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The Inside Story - Charles Burdick reinvents the airbrush.

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The Chicago Gang - An Englishman & 3 Norwegians redefine the airbrush.

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Odds & Ends - Airbrushes and accessories that are "different."


Airbrush Patents
 - Historical Documentation of the airbrush. Beware, some large files!!!


Rainbow Spray
 - The quest for an airbrush that will spray the rainbow!


Airbrush Literature
 - Excerpts from various old airbrush catalogs and ads.


How to Maintain & Hot Rod Your Airbrush  - Tips to keep your airbrush working and tuned up!


Airbrush 101
 - Beginner's Airbrush Tips

Airbrush Links  - Links to airbrush related sites & more.

Airbrush Banner Links
 - Essential links to major airbrush sites.

Photos
 - Some of my photography.
 
Wig Bubbles - A special treat! An easter egg of spectacular beauty; An homage to His Royal Hipness, the creator of "Hipsemantics," Lord Buckley! As His Lordhip says, "to be cool is to believe; to have the sweet fragrance of serenity rock your wig."

Thanks and Dedication
 - Thank You to everybody I've talked to or read and don't recall what I got from you.

Site Map
 - An over view of the site.

THE SÉANCE ROOM...

The Séance Room  - "Come on in, the futures fine!"© If you're in luck, Madame Cassandra, diviner of destinies, foreteller of futures, will be in. Get ready to have your divined as it's never been divined before!

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Wonderful World of Ouija  -  Try your hand at the virtual Ouija board!

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Psychic Test  - Are you really prescient? You can find out with Cassandra's crucible of clairvoyance. Actually Works!

Wig Bubbles... My blogosphere page   http://wigbubbles.blogspot.com/
COMING SOON! Merlin's Corners...The World's Smallest Theme Park & Carnival Midway!
Is down due to server problems and will return in mid February with it's own URL and under it's original name, "Wig Bubbles." The mayhem & insanities shall return!  Here's a small part of what awaits you...
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The ePray Auction, where you CAN get anything you want, if you're ready and willing...  Take a look!

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Sin-Sim! - The newest & wildest virtual reality simulator that everyone will want! Or is it un-virtuous reality?

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Critters - Frog pages, tortoise page, Creepy Page: reptiles, tarantulas, bats etc., and other creatures. Lots of journeys/links to take. Don't miss "Bwana Bob's Bring'em Back Alive Capture Kit!" You can capture any size critter with this amazing kit from the...

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"Blue Moon Mercantile Co. & Patent Medicine Distillery." Purveyors of Patent Medicines, Get Rich Quick Schemes, & Fly by Night Operations.

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And MUCH more insanity!


Airbrush Home   Airbrush Museum   Airbrush History   Airbrush Patents   Rainbow Spray   Airbrush Literature
Airbrush 101   Links    Banner Links   Photos   Wig Bubbles   Dedication   Séance Room




 

Adopt a retired racer...let their last race be into your heart!
Let their last race be into your life!

Visit our Greyhound page (click here) for links to some wonderful 
links to retired racing Greyhounds. They make GREYT pets!






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