The objects in this collection consist of sample sets of Lexan, the brand name for a polycarbonate resin thermoplastic. Daniel W. Fox is credited as the inventor of Lexan while working as a lab chemist with the General Electric Company in 1953.
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2 items
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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2 items
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
