This section is from the book "Your Home And Its Decoration", by The Sherwin-Williams Company. See also: Nell Hill's Feather Your Nest: It's All in the Details.
Mahogany woodwork in the following rooms shall be finished as follows: First apply one coat of Sherwin-Williams Handcraft Stain Mahogany, and after allowing to dry over night apply one coat of Sherwin-Williams Mahogany Filler, wiping off the grain of the wood with burlap or excelsior. When thoroughly dry, a coat of Sherwin-Williams Mission-lac shall be applied and sanded with oo sandpaper, after which one coat of Sherwin-Williams Hard Drying Coater shall be applied. This coat shall be allowed to dry thoroughly and then sanded lightly. Two coats of Sherwin-Williams Durable Wood Finish Interior or Sherwin-Williams Excello shall then be applied, sanding the first coat with oo sandpaper and rubbing the last coat to a dull finish with pumice-stone and oil.
All woodwork or other parts designated in the following rooms shall be finished as follows: Three or more coats, as may be necessary, of Sherwin-Williams Flat-tone "White" shall be applied to produce a perfect surface and foundation for following coats of Sherwin-Williams Enamelastic. Allow sufficient time for thorough drying between coats of Flat-tone, and sand each coat with 00 sandpaper, avoiding all brush marks. After this surface has been approved by architect or owner, apply one coat of Sherwin-Williams Enamelastic Interior.
All woodwork or other parts in the following rooms shall be finished as follows: Three or more coats, as may be necessary, of Sherwin-Williams "Flat White" shall be applied to produce a perfect surface and foundation for following coats of Sherwin-Williams Enameloid. Allow sufficient time for thorough drying between coats of "Flat White," and sand each coat with 00 sandpaper, avoiding all brush marks. After this surface has been approved by architect or owner, apply one coat of Sherwin-Williams Enameloid.
All woodwork or other parts designated in the following rooms shall be finished as follows: Three or more coats, as may be necessary, of Sherwin-Williams Flat-tone "White" shall be applied to produce a perfect surface and foundation for following coats of Sherwin-Williams Enamelastic. Allow sufficient time for thorough drying between coats of Flat-tone, and sand each coat with 00 sandpaper, avoiding all brush marks. After this surface has been approved by the architect or owner, apply two coats of Sherwin-Williams Enamelastic, Hard Drying Interior, allowing time for thorough drying between coats, and rubbing last coat to a dull finish with pumice-stone and oil or pumice-stone and water.
All woodwork or other parts designated in the following rooms shall be finished as follows: Three or more coats, as may be necessary, of Sherwin-Williams Flat-tone "White" shall be applied to produce a perfect surface and foundation for following coats of Sherwin-Williams Enamelastic. Allow sufficient time for thorough drying between coats of Flat-tone, and sand each coat with 00 sandpaper, avoiding all brush marks. After this surface has been approved by the architect or owner, apply one coat of Sherwin-Williams Enamelastic, Dull Finish Interior.
 
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