Sammendrag
Alf Bjercke’s company was for a long time Norway’s most important paint manufacturer. The company was also a wholesaler and retailer. The paint shop started up in 1880, and a few years later the factory was established. The factory followed the international development of new product types and soon produced paints for most purposes. In 1930, the factory started its own production of artist’s paint on tubes. The company merged with three others in 1972 and became part of the Jotun group. The private archive of Alf Bjercke was given to the Norwegian museum of Science and Technology in 1979. The archive contains brochures, color charts, price lists, recipes, durability tests, lists of suppliers and customers. There are also logbooks that show what was produced from day to day, and notes on adjustment of recipes. In addition to the paper archive, the museum has photos and objects from the company, including boxes of ready-made paint. The collection provides important information for conservators, conservation scientists, art historians, building archaeologists, architects, traditional painters, and industrial historians. The article presents the results of the first review of the archive, shows subject-relevant examples from the collection, and discusses the potential for further research.
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