Why architects specify O'Brien's Liquid velvet : made by the O'Brien Varnish Company, South Bend, Ind.
A 1913 trade catalogue issued by the O'Brien Varnish Company of South Bend, Indiana, promoting its Liquid Velvet wall finish to architects and specifiers. The pictures show finished interiors and a city apartment building, presented as evidence of how the coating looks on walls, woodwork and fireplaces. A designer might take from them the matte, lightly textured wall surfaces set against dark wood trim, built-in bookcases and brick hearths, a restrained period palette for period interiors.
