Kim- You may want to have them look at an early Sears or Montgomery Wards catalog since I am fairly certain they were sold through one if not both of those catalogs. Also, try contacting the Wisconsin Historical Society's Stonefield Historic Site (www.wisconsinhistory.org), I am almost positive that they did have a Blue Streak Coaster wagon when I was there and I seem to recall it retaining much of its original paint. Good Luck Tracie Evans Collections Manager Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum [log in to unmask] PO Box 2570 Waco TX 76702 254/750-8631 > -----Original Message----- > From: Kimberly Kenney, Curator [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 9:54 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: authentic color for child's wagon 1915 > > Hello all, > > I just had a telephone inquiry from an individual who > is working on restoring a child's wagon he used to > play with when he was young. > > He is wondering what color he should paint the metal > parts of the wagon, including the handle, wheel rims, > wheel hubs, and other braces. The wagon belonged to > his uncle originally and dates from about 1915. He > was able to reconstruct the writing on the side of the > wagon which reads "Blue Streak Coaster." The body is > wood, as are the wheels, which he described as "small > wooden wagon wheels." > > Does anyone know what color the metal parts should be? > > THANK YOU! > Kim Kenney > > > ===== > Kimberly A. Kenney, Curator > McKinley Museum > 800 McKinley Monument Dr. NW > Canton OH 44708 * 330-455-7043 > Visit the Ohio Memory Project at http://www.ohiomemory.org > "Let us ever remember that our interests are in concord, not conflict; and > that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of war." > --25th United States President William McKinley > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should > read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).