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Whatever Happened to Paint By Numbers?

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Explore the Paint by Numbers craze from its beginnings to its current resurgence.

Explore the 1950's craze from its beginnings as a post-World War II hobby to its current resurgence as a collectible by enthusiastic fans. Narrator Dan Robbins started it all as an artist for the Palmer Paint Company, which later became known as Craft Master. His concept for a fill-in-the-spaces paint set became one of the biggest fads in history.

02/06/2003

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Toledo Stories is a local public television program presented by WGTE

Toledo Stories

Whatever Happened to Paint By Numbers?

Special | 33m 6sVideo has Closed Captions

Explore the 1950's craze from its beginnings as a post-World War II hobby to its current resurgence as a collectible by enthusiastic fans. Narrator Dan Robbins started it all as an artist for the Palmer Paint Company, which later became known as Craft Master. His concept for a fill-in-the-spaces paint set became one of the biggest fads in history.

02/06/2003

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