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Colman's Blue is the same company as Colman's Mustard. From Grace's Guide:

"1840s Introduced innovative marketing policies. From that time the sale of mustard, starch, and blue began to be made in small amounts packed in containers distinctive in size, shape, label, and colour."

https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/J._and_J._Colman

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How interesting, thanks Roy!

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Thanks Rachel, Bath is one of the world's finest cities for ghost signs. The book Ghost Signs of Bath is worth getting, and extends beyond the city limits to include places such as Frome.

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Thanks Sam, I have the book and love it!

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