Behlen's analine stains.
A 1925 trade catalogue of aniline wood stains published by H. Behlen and Bro. Inc., aimed at woodworkers, finishers and furniture makers. Its pages are colour swatch charts listing stain names, numbers and whether each is alcohol, oil or water soluble, with a cover drawing of a tall-case clock, a stool and a chair. A designer could take the swatches as a reference for named wood tones such as oak, mahogany, maple and walnut, and the cover's pen-and-ink interior as a period illustration.
