£5.99
Pillar Box Red was first used in 1874 on Post Boxes to prevent people from running into them in the thick London smog! A beautiful bold and classic shade of red that demands attention on every surface.
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Description
Our CC-22 formula is a self-levelling versatile paint which leaves a smooth soft sheen finish on a multitude of surfaces. It is suitable for metal glass paper wood plastic fabric leather ceramic stone and more. pillar Box Red Story Early Victorian post boxes used a bronze green colour in the hope that it would be unobtrusive. However in the thick London smog green proved to be rather too unobtrusive as people kept running into them. In 1874 the colour was changed to red and standardised by the Post Office as Pillar Box Red.