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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Strictly speaking <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>gold leaf</span></b> is gold beaten extensively
between two sheets of leather so that it forms an extremely thin sheet, about
0.001” thick and thinner. Gold is a very soft, plastic metal in pure
form. This thin sheet would be cut up adhesively applied to jewelry and
furniture. This technology goes back centuries. This was not used
on locomotives. Too expensive.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Gold leaf paint is paint that has actual ‘ground-up’
powder of actual gold metal in it as the pigment. Thus, it is costly.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>“Gold” paint today has some
other ground up mineral as the powder that mimics the color and reflectivity of
gold (Au) but doesn’t cost that much. Iron Pyrite (all that
glitters is not gold) used to be part of the pigment but that too became too
costly.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>DULUX gold paint is a yellow pigmented
paint that is not based on a metallic pigment. But, it looks
gold-like. Cheaper.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Gary Rolih<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color:navy'>Cincinnati</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font size=2
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org
[mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b><st1:PersonName w:st="on">NW Mailing List</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, September 09,
2009 12:00 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Norfolk Western Mailing List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: Lettering color on
early steam</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>In generic terms, what is
gold leaf comprised of? and how is it applied to the prototypes?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Dave Willis<br>
(blt 1962, c/n 4)<br>
<br>
> To: nw-<st1:PersonName w:st="on">mailing-list@nwhs.org</st1:PersonName><br>
> Subject: Re: Lettering color on early steam<br>
> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 06:20:27 -0400<br>
> From: nw-<st1:PersonName w:st="on">mailing-list@nwhs.org</st1:PersonName><br>
> <br>
> It appears to me, that in VERY early photos of N&W locomotives
(perhaps <br>
> freight only) that the lettering is white rather than gold, for example
the <br>
> picture of the first loco produced by <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Roanoke</st1:place></st1:City>. Anyone else have data?<br>
> Jim Cochran<br>
> dcochran116@roadrunner.com<br>
> <br>
> ----- Original Message ----- <br>
> From: "<st1:PersonName w:st="on">NW Mailing List</st1:PersonName>"
<nw-<st1:PersonName w:st="on">mailing-list@nwhs.org</st1:PersonName>><br>
> To: "<st1:PersonName w:st="on">NW Mailing List</st1:PersonName>"
<nw-<st1:PersonName w:st="on">mailing-list@nwhs.org</st1:PersonName>><br>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 9:20 PM<br>
> Subject: Re: Lettering color on early steam<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> > Joe<br>
> ><br>
> > I have drawing F1154 Oct 24 1884 shows gold leaf on passenger tenders
<br>
> > and gold paint on<br>
> > fright locomotive tenders<br>
> ><br>
> > Larry Evans<br>
> > <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Kenova</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">WV</st1:State></st1:place><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > ----- Original Message ----- <br>
> > From: "<st1:PersonName w:st="on">NW Mailing List</st1:PersonName>"
<nw-<st1:PersonName w:st="on">mailing-list@nwhs.org</st1:PersonName>><br>
> > To: <nw-<st1:PersonName w:st="on">mailing-list@nwhs.org</st1:PersonName>><br>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 5:04 PM<br>
> > Subject: Lettering color on early steam<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> >> Gentlemen,<br>
> >> I've been asked by a model company to supply info about the
lettering on <br>
> >> early N&W steam. My information is that the lettering color
on both <br>
> >> passenger and freight pre-1900 steam was gold leaf. Can anyone
confirm <br>
> >> or deny that?<br>
> >> Thanks<br>
> >> Joe Giannovario<br>
> >> O Scale Trains Magazine<br>
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