Dry process enamel apparatus for bathtubs

Apparatus for applying particulate material to an article having a concavity and associated contigious surfaces, said apparatus comprising a rotatable and tiltable base, means on said base for holding the article to which particulate material is to be applied, support means coacting with said base, particulate material dispensing means mounted on said support means in upwardly spaced and generally overlying relationship with respect to said base, for directing particulate material downwardly onto the article, said dispensing means segmented, and including means for dispensing particulate material from each segment thereof onto the article when said dispensing means is in predetermined operative positional relationship with respect to the article, means associated with each said segment for lapping its deposition over that of an adjacent segment, and means for oscillating said dispensing means with respect to said base for dusting the particulate material through a predetermined range of travel of said dispensing means down onto the article and from an overlying position with respect thereto, said oscillating means including powered motor means for causing said oscillation of said dispensing means and thus said dusting through said predetermined range.