W a n t e d !

In particular with budgetary resolutions, insolvencies and withdrawals of companies (especially color, varnish and painter's companies, engineer's offices as well as color users), flea markets, collection resolutions as well as in private or public archives "treasures of the color history" see the daylight over and over again which are recognised and appreciated in the rarest cases as those. To preserve these colored contemporary witnesses from the often usual disposal or to stop her mostly shadowy existence, the following color tone cards, color tone samples, standard color tones/collections - or their location - from the period 1927 till this day are wanted for evaluation and measurement, takeover, whenever possible for purchase and lasting preservation constantly and worldwide:

  • RAL 840 R - color tone register (including all cancelled color tones)
  • Overview of the color tone register RAL 840 R (R - Ü)
  • RAL 840 HR - color register
  • RAL-F9 - camouflage color tones of the Bundeswehr
  • RAL 840 B - color tone card for vehicle paints
  • RAL 840 B 2 - color tone card for vehicle paints + 5 supplements
  • RAL 840 C - color tone card for floor paintings
  • RAL 840 F - color tone card for office furniture stains
  • RAL 840 L - color tone card for agricultural machinery including equipment
  • RAL 840/1 - color tone card for steel piece of furniture
  • RAL 840/2 - color tone card for steel tin equipment
  • RAL 840/3 - color tone card of the germans (empire) postal service for the painting of vehicles, mailboxes etc.
  • RAL 840/4 - color tone card for fire vehicles, fire equipment and ambulance vehicles
  • Special color tone extracts for army, air force and navy (armed forces)
  • (RLM) provisional directions for the use and processing of Reich Air Ministry camouflage paints (camouflage of buildings and sites)
  • (LS) provisional directions for the use and processing of Reich Air Ministry camouflage paints (camouflage of buildings and sites)
  • L.Dv. 521, 521/2, 521/3 with standard color tones - regulation of treatment and instruction for use for airplane varnish (RLM)
  • Standard color tones of the german navy 1938 (AK 2 F 1 - F 2, AK 4 - F 1 - F 2), 1940 (AK 4 - F 1 - F 2),               1941 (TL - F 1), 1944 (TL - F 1 - F 2 - F 3)
  • Standard color tones and painting regulations of the national railway DR
  • NSKK (National-socialist driving corps)
  • NSFK (National-socialist airman's corps)
  • RAD (imperial work service)
  • Baumanns new standard collection and color tone cards
  • Color tone samples of german color- and varnish factories
  • All standard color tones of Muster-Schmidt, Hieronymi

 

In addition for evaluation documents to painting and camouflage of the precalled period from the following sources:

  •  High command of the german armed forces (OKW) and postregular offices
  •  High command of the german army (OKH) and postregular offices
  •  Army weapon office (Wa Abn, Wa Chef Ing, Wa I Rü, Wa Prüf, Wa Ro)
  •  Supreme command of the air force (OKL/RLM) and postregular offices
  •  High command of the german navy (OKM) and postregular offices
  •  Imperial ministry of arming and ammunition (RfBuM) and postregular offices
  •  Imperial ministry of armament and war production (RfRuK) and postregular offices
  •  Imperial committee for terms of delivery and quality management (RAL)
  •  Imperial place of chemistry
  •  Economic group of the chemical industry
  •  Chemical-technical imperial institution (CTR)
  •  Color and varnish companies
  •  Armament companies
  •  TL-Heer (still missing)
    • TL 6337 für Magnesiumlegierungsanstrich
    • TL 6343 + 6359 Anstrichstoffe für Befestigungen
    • TL 6348 Speziallack für Munition
    • TL 6357 Panzerleuchtfarben

 

Photographic material:

  • Historical pictures with painting scenes of equipment (armament production, field workshops etc.)
  • Historical pictures of disguised equipment
  • Digital pictures of historical equipment in the original painting

 

Historical equipment/device:

  • Historical equipment/device in the original colors (equipment, Sd. Kfz. or parts, airplane parts etc.)

 

NARA-rolls (digital):

  • T 313/424 - 435, 438, 440 - 458, 460 - 468, 470 - 476, 478 - 480 (P.O.K. Afrika 5)
  • T 314/7 - 15,  17 - 20, 22 - 23 (Deutsches Afrika Korps)
  • T 315/2293 - 2295, 2297 (Pz. Div. H.G., Afrika Korps)
  • T 315/558 - 560, 562 - 566, 569 (10. Pz. Div., Afrika Korps)
  • T 315/638, 639, 645 (13. Pz. Div.)
  • T 78/142,  147 - 149, 153 - 162, 168, 170 - 175, 177 - 180, 182, 614, 615 (Heereswaffenamt - Wa A)
  • T 78/617, 619, 720 (Gen. Insp. d. Pz. Tr.)

 

If you should be in the possession of one of the precalled primary sources or find such, I would be very happy if you contact me on time.