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5m 44s
It Didn't Just Happen
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This is a promotional film for the National Plastics Hall of Fame, at the time housed in the National Plastics Center and Museum in Leominster, Massachusetts. Frank S. Marra narrates this short presentation about some…
- Creator Of Work National Plastics Center & Museum, The Plastics Academy
- Subject Plastics, Plastics industry and trade, Science museums
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8m 25s
National Plastics Center and Museum fundraising video
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This fundraising appeal from the National Plastics Center and Museum aims to raise money for renovating a building in Leominster, Massachusetts to use as a museum, with exhibition galleries and conference rooms. This…
- Creator Of Work National Plastics Center and Museum
- Subject Plastics, Museums, Fund raising
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Hankscraft Co. Nursmatic Model N1101 Baby Bottle
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Hexagonal-shaped clear Lexan bottle with a cardboard casing/label; black plastic lid with a dark amber nipple.
Lexan is a resin thermoplastic discovered by General Electric chemist Dr. Daniel Fox in 1953. It is similar…
- Manufacturer Hankscraft Company
- Subject Plastics, Fox, Daniel W. (Daniel Wayne), 1923-1989, Lexan, Plastics industry and trade
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Product Sample (Plastic amalgamation)
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Irregularly-shaped piece of foam-like silver plastic; pieces of twisted copper wire are holding some portions together; bottom has a wax or glue-like material coating it; some areas have a blackened, charred appearance.
- Subject Plastics, Plastics industry and trade
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Handheld Bakelite No. 7 Microphone
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Black Bakelite handle with a large button on its side; product information engraved in white on front of handle; circular grated area has a raised enclosure; four copper wires coated in brown synthetic fiber emanate…
- Subject Plastics, Bakelite, Plastics industry and trade
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Bakelite Molecular Orbital Model
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Black Bakelite cylindrical base with four steel arms giving it support; red Bakelite circles are attached to the end of each arm; the model itself is attached with a steel arm that protrudes upward from the base; model…
- Subject Molecules--Models, Molecular orbitals, Bakelite
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Bakelite Molecular Orbital Model
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Black Bakelite cylindrical base with four steel arms giving it support; red Bakelite circles are attached to the end of each arm; the model itself is attached with a steel arm that protrudes upward from the base; model…
- Subject Molecules--Models, Molecular orbitals, Bakelite
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Bakelite Molecular Orbital Model
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Black Bakelite cylindrical base with four steel arms giving it support; red Bakelite circles are attached to the end of each arm; the model itself is attached with a steel arm that protrudes upward from the base; model…
- Subject Molecules--Models, Molecular orbitals, Bakelite
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Collection of 13 Aramith Bakelite Billiard Balls (Incomplete Set)
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Collection of 13 Aramith Bakelite billiard balls. Some billiard numbers are missing or duplicated.
Green cardboard box with removable top; interior of box bottom has a white plastic insert with round indentations for…
- Manufacturer Saluc S.A.
- Subject Billiards, Bakelite, Plastics industry and trade
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Bakelite Goggles
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Pair of protective eyewear worn while welding and cutting. Bakelite frames are reddish-brown in color and attached to adjustable black elastic headband. Lenses are reflective and appear dark green in color when not in…
- Subject Safety goggles, Bakelite
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"Rootbeer" Lucite Bangle Bracelet
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Amber-tinted lucite bracelet; exterior has raised floral pattern.
Lucite methyl methacrylate polymer was among the first plastics derived from petrochemicals. DuPont chemists discovered Lucite in 1931 while exploring…
- Subject Plastics, Lucite, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company