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Ideal Supplies

Supplies of Ideal Co.

Because the word IDEAL is a generic English word, it is not well suited as a stand-alone company word or trademark. Many other companies used IDEAL as a trademark for their products.

Ideal Fountain Brush

1913

The »first« Ideal Fountain Brush was not a product of Ideal Co. It was manufactured by Universal Fountain Brush Co.

  1. image: 1913 model
  2. image: ca. 1920 model
  3. image: ca. 1930 model

Handy Angle,
(Handy A)
Fountain Brush



The first own fountain brush was introduced around 1948, the Handy Angle or in short Handy-A. Later followed by Handy-B (straight handle) and Handy-C (feather weight with Jet-Action).

Have a look at the excellent layout of the packaging. In the 1950s and 1960s, Ideal Co. did some great corporate design work.

  • images 1 - 4: Handy-A with aged packaging ca. 1950

Handy C,
Fountain Brush



Handy C was advertised as feather weight, straight handle with Jet-Action ink feed.

  • image 1: Handy-C packaging ca. 1950
  • image 2: Handy-C packaging and brush ca. 1970

Fountain Stencil
Brush Tip



The replacement brush tips were packaged in a small round box that doubled as an advertising space for Ideal products.

  • images 1 - 3 : Fountain Stencil Brush Tip packaging ca. 1950-1960
  • images 4 - 7: Fountain Stencil Brush Tip packaging ca. 1970s

Ideal Stencil Ink

ca. 1951

Ideal introduced a complete line of black and colored fountain brush and metal marking inks.

RS-1, for porous surfaces
RS-1M, for non-porous surfaces
use: Ideal Roll-Eze Roller
Black, Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, White

C-1, for porous surfaces
N-2, non-clogging dye type
use: Ideal Fountain Brushes A, B, C and wood handle brushes
Black only

F, for porous surfaces
use: Ideal Fountain Brushes A, B, C and wood handle brushes
Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, White, Orange
meets Federal Spec. TT-J-559B

N-2M, for non-porous surfaces
use: Ideal Fountain Brushes A, B, C
Black only

M use: wood handle brusches
Black, Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, White, Orange
meets Federal Spec. TT-J-558B

# 55, all surfaces,
use: Felt Tip Marker, Ideal SM-57, SM-58, SM-4, LM-5
Black, Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, White

Ideal Spray Ink, all surfaces
Black, Red, Green, Yellow, White, Orange





Tin of Ideal Stencil Ink RS-1 Black, ca. 1970

Ideal Industrial Marker
Kit



Packaging of a marker made of aluminum with flet tips and a can of black marker ink.

  1. image 1: Ideal Industrial Marker Kit, box ca. 1970
  2. image 2: Ideal Industrial Marker Kit, box