The Collection...

     As of January 2005 there are 375 airbrushes in the collection. (Number 100, a Wold A2N,  was donated by Neal Green, owner of Carter Sexton Art Supplies in No. Hollywood, Ca. A milestone!) They range from the oldest (shown above) to current day models. We have airbrushes by Paasche, Wold, Bass, Badger, Kodak, Ideal, Aztek, Thayer & Chandler, Iwata, Olympos, Richpen, Sears, Crayola, Miller, and several handmade, one of a kind examples.The collection also has a vast array of airbrush related literature and items.

  Below are links to pages containing pictures of some of the airbrushes in the collection.

Air Brush Mfg. Co.  - The first airbrush, made by Liberty Walkup.

Burdick Airbrush - An odd airbrush by Charles Burdick

1897 Wold/T & C Airbrush - An innovative Thayer & Chandler airbrush designed by O.C. Wold.

Paasche AB's -  The famous "turbo", a descendant of the original Walkup design.

Paasche D, F, H - External mix airbrushes.

An Airbrush History Timeline. - Important dates in the history of the airbrush.

The Inventors - Abner Peeler & Liberty Walkup, the inventor and the promoter. They're relationship brought about the first airbrush and it's success.

The Inside Story - Mr. Burdick, meet Mr. Bernoulli. The "internal mix" airbrush is born.

The Chicago Gang - An Englishman and three Norwegians redefine the airbrush.

Part 1 - Thayer & Chandler make Chicago the airbrush capital of the world.

Part 2 - Olaus "O. C." Wold starts out on his own.

Part 3 - Jens Paasche opens the Paasche Airbrush Co. in Chicago and becomes the most recognizable name in airbrush history.