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Manufacturer	Paint Colours
Allis Chalmers	H-11 Rust-O-Leum Persian Orange Dupont Dulux 008 Dark Orange Dupont 29047 Ditzler Persian Orange DAR 60080 Lettering – Blue
Associated / Amanco	Carnation Red ICI Dulux Synthetic Coach Finish – P339-224 Mohawk Red – Dupont 1434 Dulux 93-2622-H Red Dupont 93-2564-H Lining – Gold
Bamford	Bottle Green BS 381C Shade 226 (equivalent) Flywheel – Aluminium Lining – red & white
Bentall	Early verticals - Maroon with Black flywheels and gold lettering Later verticals and horizontals - Green with gold lettering (sorry don't have more details yet)
Blackstone	Deep Bronze Green – BS 381C shade 224 ICI P339-0427 ICI P383-0427 Lining – Apple Green
Crossley	Green – BS 14C – 39 Black Dark Admiralty Grey – BS 381C shade 632
Cushman	Green - Dulux 93-67213-H Green – Dupont 7498 Skids – Red – Dupont 7410 Grey – Ditzler 32565
Economy (Not Hercules or Jeager models)	Red – NAPA Martin Senour 7822
Fairbanks Morse	Z models - Green – Dupont 93-72001 Eclipse – Green – Sherwin Williams FIG-43119
Fuller & Johnson	Green – Dulux 93-1317
Galloway	Red – Dupont 93-660H Red – Dulux 93-066H
Gardner	Early engines were often very dark grey but many variants have been seen with seemingly original paint in reds, greens, blue and others.
Hercules	Forrest Green – Rust-o-leum 1382 Green – Dupont 7666 Green – Dulux 93-046 Lining – Red
International Harvester Co	Blue – Dupont 24160 or Dulux 93-032 Grey – Dupont Dulux 93-27625 or 98620 Olive Green (Mogul) – Dupont 93-29609H Green – Dupont 93-84155 Green – M engine – Dupont 7498D Red – Dupont 674
Jaeger	Blue – Dupont Dulux 5183 DH or Rust-o-leum National Blue
John Deere	Green – Rust-o-leum H-3 Yellow – Rust-o-leum H-10 or National Canary Yellow
Lister	Mid-Brunswick Green BS 381C shade 226
Norman	Pre 1939 most engines left the factory unpainted, those that were painted were blue, a greyish-blue or duck egg blue. Or grey-light or dark. Engines for the services were painted olive drab (Army), blue (RAF) or grey (Navy) - from Phillip Gallimore's articles in Stationary Engine Magazine.
Novo	Green – Dulux 93-77161
Petter	Mid-Brunswick Green BS 381C shade 226 Late engines – Brilliant Green BS 381C shade 221
Ruston (Richard Hornsby & Sons)	Ford Imperial Maroon Lining – Bullock Maroon (ICI Autocolour range)
Ruston-Hornsby	Lincoln Green - BS381C shade 276 Apparently, alternatives are: Deep Bronze Green (ICI Autocolour range) or Deep Bronze Green - BS381C shade 224 Lining – Apple Green
Stover	Grey – Dupont 93-57704 Early engines – Dark Green – Dupont 2015 Late CT engines - Green – Dupont 24166 Red – Dupont Dulux 93-2564H
Stuart-Turner
Tangye
United	Red – Dulux 93-1863H or 8554
Waterloo	Early engines - Red – Dulux 93-2564H Late engines - Green – Dulux 93-5316
Wolseley	Austin/Morris Engine Green Battleship Grey
Witte	Green – Dulux 93-5800