History of the Airbrush


1885 - The Airbrush Mfg. Co.

McEntee's portrait of Twain

 

It would be impossible to do justice to the marketing and advertising campaign on these pages so only a small sample of the Company's activities are detailed here.

The market expanded way beyond the US and into Europe.

To the left is a picture sketched in a few moments by company artist Will McEntee of author Mark Twain. Twain was so impressed he used the Airbrush to sign the sketch himself (though it would appear he needed a couple of attempts).

To the right is an advertisement for the Art School set up in 1888 especially to teach techniques associated with the Airbrush.

Below is a photograph of some of the developments that continued to be made on the original design. Most notably a jeweled windwheel mechanism that was far more robust than its predecessor.

Art School Advertisement

£ developments of the Walkup design



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