The combination of art and science continued to be the driving force behind the partnership. A reputation for invention and innovation quickly developed. A Royal Appointment in 1841 was received from Queen Victoria and the purchase of a green fields site in Kentish Town was required to build a new factory to meet the burgeoning demand for Winsor & Newton products.
Working with artists was believed to be imperative by both partners; inventions were both tested and approved by artists. Developments were often made for particular painters. During this period Winsor & Newton developed everything required by the 19th century artist.
In 1840 William Winsor’s glass syringe was patented to replace the inadequate bladders used to contain oil colours until then. This development was quickly followed by the introduction of the collapsible metal tube, which is still used to this day.
Ostwald Colour System (right) Marketed with enormous success from the 1930’s, the Winsor & Newton publications were translated from the German original texts by our Chief Chemist, J. Scott Taylor (1890-1939).