PAASCHE Airbrush – Big Name in Airbrush History
Airbrush history of the 20th century starts with name PAASCHE. The gunsmith Jens Andreas Paasche emigrated from Norway in 1900. For a while he worked for Thayer and Chandler but then left them and in 1904 started his own airbrush company. Same way as Olaus S. Wold who has left “Thayler and Chandler” too and called his company “Wold Airbrush Company“, Paasche gave his company name “Paasche Airbrush Company”.
Airbrush by Charles Burdick
Another important name in history of Airbrush apart from Liberty Walkup, Thayer and Chandler or Paasche is Charles Burdick. Charles Burdick came from a family of inventors and pioneers. He worked on various patents and designs throughout his life and is widely attributed with the design of the Airbrush. Following the World Fair he moved to Great Britain where he set up a new airbrush manufacturing company, the Fountain Brush Co., in Clerkenwell Green, London.
1893: The Columbian Exposition in Chicago
The American people were a composite of the world and the Columbus celebration was intended as a truly international event. The fourth centennial of the discovery of the new world was in 1892 and this was the intended date.
First Airbrush Book, Brochures and Magazines
First Airbrush Book was a complex document full of woodcuts depicting every aspect of its use, giving detailed technique instructions on to how to achieve the best results. One of the books is “LW MFG Co booklet” from 1884. Enjoy reading it! :)
Walkup: Airbrush Evolution and Business
Peeler’s design still needed considerable development to make it a viable business proposition. Charles Burdick and Liberty Walkup were willing to invest in the idea and paid $700 dollars for the initial design followed by another $150 for two updated prototypes.
Who Invented Airbrush?
This is my first blog post and I have no clue how to start but my first idea was to find something about the history of airbrush and post it here. When I started my search (to my surprise) I’ve found lots of websites about history of airbrush oriented only to history of airbrush. Thanks to this research I’ve found lots of useful and interesting information. As there is many different sources I will try to use the best parts from all sources I’ve found.