A gallon of whitewash, or cold-water paint, will cover approximately: the following' areas: On wood, 225 square feet.; on brick, 180 square feet; on plaster, 270 square feet; and on rough walls, 22 square yards. Mr. Clementine Toovey, seventy-eight-year-old .baker, of' Amersham (Bucks), uses a gold watch 253 years old which belonged to his greaf-great-great-grandfather. In forty-three years he has spent only twopence on it.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MT19351001.2.29
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 231, 1 October 1935, Page 4
Word Count
65Untitled Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 231, 1 October 1935, Page 4
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.