{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2025}} [[File:Pratt & Lambert plant, Buffalo, c. 1908.png|thumb|right|250px|The Pratt & Lambert plant in Buffalo, {{Circa|1908}}]]
'''Pratt & Lambert''' is a brand of [[architectural paint|architectural]] and [[industrial coating|industrial]] [[paint]] founded in 1849. It has been owned by [[Sherwin-Williams]] since 1995.
The Pratt & Lambert company started in [[Buffalo, New York]] in 1849 as a maker of a [[Oil drying agent|drying agent]] for [[linseed oil]] paint. It was listed on the [[American Stock Exchange]] in 1905. In 1920, it started manufacturing exterior and interior house paints and [[varnish]]es. In 1950, the company began production of [[latex]] paints.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210621093411/https://www.prattandlambert.com/about-us/ "About Us", Pratt & Lambert web site]</ref> It merged with United Coatings in August 1994.<ref name="nyt"/>
The company was purchased by [[Sherwin-Williams]] in 1995.<ref name="nyt">"Sherwin-Williams to buy Pratt & Lambert", ''The New York Times'' '''145''':50,238 (November 7, 1995), p. D4</ref>
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