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Thompson old Leaded Enamels

I primarily use leaded vitreous enamels, mainly from Thompson Enamel, Inc. For those of you who want a list of these old enamels, here is a list I complied from information I got from Thompson Enamels and other sources. The code (which deals with the cost of the enamels) and prices (as of 1/04) were rated by Joan Schlaifer at Schlaifer's Enameling Supplies.

I don't sell enamels, but Joan sometimes has some of these colors for sale. They can also be purchased from other sources like E-Namels.com but they are hard to find as they are no longer manufacturered. However, there are manufacturers of leaded enamels today, but they are not in the USA. Note: all the Japanese enamels today are leaded and are compatible with the vintage Thompson leaded enamels.

I have this list on the web for other enamelists who would like to see a consolidated list of all of Thompson Leaded Colors. I do not think it is 100% complete, but pretty good. Note that there is no numbering scheme for color or type (transparent, opal or opaque) as was done for their unleaded colors.

Note: Pristine vs. Working Enamels - when using enamels, if you take some out of your container and when done, put the remaining enamel back into the same container, this is Working Enamel. Pristine Enamel is when you never put anything back into a Pristine container.

Note: Pristine vs Working is not relevant to Lumps.
Old Prices - use for comparison
Codes
Retail $ per oz
80 mesh
 Pristine Working Enamel
S
 3.20 2.56
A
 3.50 2.80
B
 5.40 4.32
C
 5.40 4.32
E
 8.20 6.56
Lumps
 Retail
S 2.95
A 3.15
B 5.20
S 5.20
E 7.95
Code
Th. No.
 Type Name
A
5
 O White, hard fusing
A
46
 T Blue (may not be Thompson)
S
100
 O Pea Green
S
101
 T Pigeon Gray
S
106
 T Allspice
A
107
 O Horizon turquoise
E 108 T Forsythia
B
109
 T Lilac
A
110
 T Bluebell
A
111
 T Sapphire
S
112
 T Brown Hazel
A
113
 T Desden Blue
A
116
 O Middy
E
118
 O White, medium fusing
A
120
 T Ultramarine
S
121
 T Emerald
A
122
 T Blue Imperial
S
123
 T Meadow Green
E
124
 O Black, medium fusing
E
124A
 O Black, hard fusing
S
129
 T Khaki
B
130
 T Champagne
S
131
 T Tan
S
132
 T Toast
S
137
 O Rejane Green
B
140
 O Hyacinth
A 145 T Green
S
147
 O Slate Gray
E
150
 T Wineberry
S
154
 T Amulet Green
S
160
 T Lawn Green
S
162
 O Colonial Green
S
166
 O Lettuce
E
167
 O Chinese Red
E
175
 O Red Flame
S
179
 T Tobacco
S
191
 T Seal
E
195
 O Cardinal Red
E
196
 O Tangerine Orange
E
197
 O Red Cardinal
E
198
 O Princeton Orange
A
200
 T Aquamarine
A
207
 O Sky Blue
A
208
 O Indian Turquoise
A
217
 O Calamine
A 218 O Cadet Blue (may be from Illini Ceramic)
S 220 O Cream
E
226
 O Marigold Orange
A 227 T Turquoise
S
230
 O Briarwood Brown
S
234
 T Evergreen
E 235 T Pink
S
238
 T Cocoa
S
239
 O Bittergreen
B
240
 T Mauve
A
241
 O Larkspur Blue
B
248
 O Heliotrope
S
254
 O Myrtle Green
S
261
 O Parchment
S
265
 O Pearl Gray
E
267
 T TeaRose Pink
A
277
 T Delft
A
279
 O Royal Blue
A
287
 O Periwinkle Blue
A
288
 O Delphinium Blue
B
291
 T Regal Blue
A
301
 O Carmel
B
304
 O Mauve
B
305
 O Orchid Clover
S
308
 T Chestnut
A
313
 T Chinchilla
A 314 O Turquoise
A
316
 O Mist Blue
S
317
 O Hunters Green
S 318 O Apple Green
S
320
 O Nude
S
321
 O Geneva Green
A 322 T Turquoise Patel
A
324
 O Aquamarine Turquoise
S
326
 O Arcadian
S 327 O Moonbeam Gray
S
328
 O Pastel Green
A
332
 O Pastel Turquoise
E
333
 T Flux (clear)
S
334
 O Ivory
S
339
 O Sandalwood
A
340
 T Bluejay
B
356
 T Concord
B
358
 T Cornflower Blue
A
387
 T Midnight Blue
S
399
 O Lt. Brunswick Green
A 403 O Light Blue (CraftTint)
A
404
 O Delft Blue
E
405
 T Mulberry
S 419 O Dk. Brown (CraftTint)
S 421 O Beige (CraftTint)
T 426 T Flux, soft fusing
C 447 O Yellow (CraftTint)
C 449 O Yellow Chartreuse (CraftTint)
E
450
 T Flux for silver plated steel
C
459
 O Yellow Goldenrod
S
463
 O Charcoal
  465 O Grey - especially good for stone
S
478
 O Emerald
A
487
 O Pastel Blue
A
503
 O Robin Egg
B
506
 T Citron
E 531 T Burnt Orange
E 534 T Red (may not be Thompson)
A
546
 T Light Blue
S
595
 O Dove Gray
A
603
 T Bluebird
B
604
 T Copen
A
610
 O Daphne Blue
S
621A
 O White Undercoat for Transparents (lead free)
A
635
 O Porcelain Blue
E
638
 T Cerise
B
643
 O Copen
E
644
 O White, soft fusing
A
655
 O Wedgewood
A
656
 T Blue
S
657
 T Tryolian Green
A
659
 T Turquoise
C
664
 O Roman Ochre
A
667
 O Civette Green
E
674
 T Ruby Red
E
676
 T Raspberry Red
S
688
 O Spruce Green
S
689
 O Evergreen
A
690
 O Chrome Green
S
691
 O Elk
C
707
 O Dk. Brick
E
709
 O Geranium
A
715
 O Bluejay
C
724
 T Gold (is actually a light green)
A
728
 T Yellow Amber
A
736
 O Chartreuse
S
741
 O Cream
S 743 T Brown
E
750
 T Peach Orange
E
755
 T Mikado Orange
S
760
 O Off White Gray
B
777
 O Concord
S
798
 O Cordova
S
813
 O Cocoa
A 831 O Grisaille White
B
834
 T Smoke Gray
C
835
 Opal White
C
837
 Opal Petal Pink
B
839
 T Dk. Olive
E
841
 O Petal Pink
E
843
 O Carnation
C
844
 O Dk. Orchid
B
849
 Opal Hunters Green
B
850
 Opal Elephant
B
851
 Opal Perwinkle Blue
A
852
 Opal Beige
B
853
 Opal Dk. Mauve
B
854
 Opal Chartreuse
B
855
 Opal Turquoise
C
856
 Opal Raisin
B
857
 Opal Ultramarine
E
858
 Opal Flame Red
C
859
 Opal Goldenrod
A
866
 O Cerulean Turquoise
E
904
 O Coral
A
931
 T Pastel Aqua
S
932
 T Lt. Shamrock Green
B
933
 T Orchid
A
934
 T Chrome
A
938
 O Peacock
S
942
 O Cactus Green
A
943
 O Lt. Turquoise
A
967
 O Sapphire Blue
S
976
 O Mouse
S
977
 O Dk. Slate Gray
S
985
 O Rifle Gray
C
986
 T Goldenrod
B
997
 T Palm Green
E
1000
 O Background white
E
1005
 T Flux, medium
E
1013
 T Old Silver
A
1035
 O Olive
E
1066
 T Garnet
B
1067
 O Lemon
S 1068 O Citron
B
1069
 O Canary
A
1076
 T Blue
S
1078
 T Caddy Yellow - Pale Green
E
1209
 T Flux for silver
E
W10
 O Black, soft fusing
S
Counter Enamel