Documents in our library describe Watertite (Black Diamond Paint & Varnish Works) as “dry paints, ready-mixed paints, paints for cement, [ varnishes, wood stains, lacquers, paint driers, paste paints, heat resisting aluminum paints, paint enamels, permanent colors in oil; ] waterproofings - namely, flat cement and stucco paints; swimming pool paint [ and black paint, asbestos paint ]”.1 They give it as sold from 1914.1
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Every statement about Watertite (Black Diamond Paint & Varnish Works) in the documents, in each document's own words.
USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition)
- Sold from: “first used in commerce 1914”, said by BLACK DIAMOND PAINT & VARNISH WORKS, INC., THE, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1
- Description: “DRY PAINTS, READY-MIXED PAINTS, PAINTS FOR CEMENT, [ VARNISHES, WOOD STAINS, LACQUERS, PAINT DRIERS, PASTE PAINTS, HEAT RESISTING ALUMINUM PAINTS, PAINT ENAMELS, PERMANENT COLORS IN OIL; ] WATERPROOFINGS - NAMELY, FLAT CEMENT AND STUCCO PAINTS; SWIMMING POOL PAINT [ AND BLACK PAINT, ASBESTOS PAINT ]”, said by BLACK DIAMOND PAINT & VARNISH WORKS, INC., THE, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1
Kind of product
Trades that worked with products like it: Roofers.
References
- USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition) (January 30, 1948). Not yet published in our library.
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