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Valspar
Valspar traces its origins to 1806 in Boston, making it one of the oldest paint and coatings companies in American history, and the company grew over two centuries into a major national paint brand before being acquired by Sherwin-Williams in 2017 for approximately $11.3 billion. The company built significant distribution through a long-standing retail partnership with Lowe's, similar in structure to Behr's exclusive relationship with Home Depot, giving Valspar a comparably strong nationwide retail footprint through one of the two largest home improvement chains. Valspar's acquisition by Sherwin-Williams was one of the largest deals in the history of the paint and coatings industry, consolidating two major American paint manufacturers under one parent company while Valspar has continued operating its Lowe's-focused retail brand. Valspar's combination of its origins as one of the oldest paint companies in American history and its landmark $11.3 billion acquisition by Sherwin-Williams has made it one of the most historically significant paint brands in the industry.
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Dutch Boy
Dutch Boy was introduced in 1907 as a paint brand of the National Lead Company, taking its name and iconic logo, a young boy in Dutch overalls and a cap, from an illustration originally created for the brand's early advertising campaigns. The Dutch Boy mascot became one of the most recognized branding images in the American paint industry for much of the 20th century, and the company was historically among the largest manufacturers of lead-based paint before health and safety concerns led to lead paint being banned for residential use in the United States in 1978. The brand's ownership has changed hands multiple times over the decades and is currently owned by Sherwin-Williams, which continues marketing Dutch Boy as a distinct, value-oriented retail paint brand sold through major home improvement and hardware retailers. Dutch Boy's combination of its historically iconic mascot branding and its complicated legacy tied to the lead paint era of American manufacturing has made it one of the most historically notable paint brands in the country.
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