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100 ft. Roll Wraps 100 Sandwiches Yet Sells at Wax Paper Prices!
- 1960
Color print advertisement for Handi Wrap, an economy plastic wrap specifically marketed for use in lunchboxes and for its ability to keep food fresher for longer periods of time relative to other plastic wraps. The…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Plastics, Food--Storage, Food--Packaging, Plastics in packaging, Women in advertising, Housewives, Housewives as consumers
7 items
Artifacts

Swanson TV Dinner Swiss Steak Box
- 1960s
Swanson TV Dinner box and tray. The Cardboard box features the Swanson logo and an image of swiss steak in brown gravy with whipped potatoes and green beans.
- Manufacturer Campbell Soup Company
- Subject Ready meals, Campbell Soup Company, Dinners and dining, Convenience foods
6 items
Records (Documents)

The Significance of pH in Baking
- Beckman Reprint R-6166
- 1960-Oct
The reprinted article, originally published in Bakers Digest, was written by employees of the Fleischmann Laboratories and featured photographs of Beckman pH meters.

Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934…
- Author Pomper, S., Maselli, J. A.
- Subject Hydrogen-ion concentration--Measurement--Instruments, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Hydrogen-ion concentration, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Baking
Advertisements

Metalam Makes Your Meal Complete
- 1963
Color print advertisement for Metalam, a film-and-foil packaging combination manufactured and sold by the Dobeckmun Company, a division of the Dow Chemical Company based in Cleveland, Ohio. The advertisement features a…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Food--Packaging, Packaging, Plastics in packaging
Photographs, Negatives (Photographs)

Gift box containing Dow plastics products
- 1964
General view of a promotional gift box containing assorted Dow plastics products, including Saran Wrap and Handi-Wrap sandwich bags. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and equipment for transport during…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Consumer goods, Corporations, Advertising, Plastics industry and trade, Marketing, Food--Packaging, Plastics in packaging
Photographs, Negatives (Photographs)

Handi-Wrap Lunch Box Go-Together sale display
- 1964
Promotional display advertising a Lunch Box Go-Together sale featuring Dow Handi-Wrap. Several boxes of Handi-Wrap form the base of the display, which is topped with a lunch box and stack of assorted foodstuffs wrapped…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Marketing, Dow Chemical Company, Consumer goods, Advertising, Food--Packaging, Plastics in packaging
Photographs, Negatives (Photographs)

Handi-Wrap Lunchbox Go-Togethers sale display
- 1964
Promotional display advertising a Lunchbox Go-Together sale featuring Dow Handi-Wrap. The display consists of a series of cards, arranged in a circular pattern, showcasing an assortment of foodstuffs available at a…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Marketing, Dow Chemical Company, Consumer goods, Advertising, Food--Packaging, Plastics in packaging
Advertisements

Tie-in Sale. Tied Up with a Package
- Advertisement for Metalam
- 1964
Color print advertisement for Metalam, a film-and-foil packaging combination manufactured and sold by the Flexible Packaging Sales division of the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features chunks of raw beef and…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Food--Packaging, Packaging, Plastics in packaging
2 items
Photographs

Household supplies sales display featuring Saran Wrap and Handi-Wrap
- 1965
Two views of a sales display featuring assorted household supplies, including Dow brand Saran Wrap and Handi-wrap. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and equipment for transport during World War II,…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Marketing, Dow Chemical Company, Consumer goods, Advertising, Plastics industry and trade, Food--Packaging, Plastics in packaging
Advertisements

Improved oxygen control gives better product appearance and longer shelf life
- 1965
Advertisement for various Beckman oxygen analyzers used in the food packaging industry.

Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen analyzers ended up doing such…
- Creator Of Work Erwin Wasey, Ruthrauff & Ryan, inc., Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Food industry and trade--Safety measures
Postage stamps

Postage stamp commemorating the sugar industry of Trinidad and Tobago
- 1969
Stamp depicts a sugar refinery along with a profile of Queen Elizabeth II in gold.
- Subject Sugar, Sugarcane industry, Trinidad and Tobago, Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-, Commemorative postage stamps, Sugar--Manufacture and refining, Science on postage stamps, Postage stamps
Photographs

Chocolate sample testing at Hershey Company facility
- 1970s
General view of laboratory technician Margaret Kreiser grating a sample of chocolate prior to testing at a Hershey Company facility. Per notations accompanying the photograph, testing included an analysis of the…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Women in science, Chocolate industry, Food--Analysis, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Hershey Company, Corporations, Women employees, Chocolate, Employees, Laboratories
Photographs

Peanut oil testing using Perkin-Elmer infrared spectrophotometer
- 1970s
General view of Dr. Giovanni Bigalli posed with a Perkin-Elmer Grating Infrared Spectrophotometer at an unidentified laboratory facility. Per notations accompanying the photograph, this spectrophotometer is being used…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Hershey Company, Spectrophotometer, Infrared spectroscopy, Corporations, Food--Analysis, Laboratories
Photographs

Perkin-Elmer atomic absorption spectrophotometer in use at Hershey Company facility
- 1970s
General view of laboratory technician Margaret Kreiser using the heated graphite atomizer (HGA) attachment of a Perkin-Elmer Model 403 Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer to test a chocolate sample for volatile elements…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Women in science, Chocolate industry, Atomic absorption spectroscopy, Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Hershey Company, Corporations, Women employees, Chocolate, Atomizers, Food--Analysis, Laboratories
Photographs

Perkin-Elmer atomic absorption spectrophotometer in use at Kellogg's laboratory
- 1970s
General view of chemist Harvey Beatty operating a Perkin-Elmer Model 503 Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer at the Kellogg Company Quality Assurance laboratory located in Battle Creek, Michigan. Per notations…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Kellogg Company, Atomic absorption spectroscopy, Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Chemists, Corporations, Food industry and trade, Food--Testing, Laboratories
Photographs

Perkin-Elmer atomic absorption spectrophotometer in use at Kellogg's laboratory
- 1970s
Close-up view of a Perkin-Elmer Model 503 Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer in use at the Kellogg Company Quality Assurance laboratory located in Battle Creek, Michigan. At the laboratory, atomic absorption…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Kellogg Company, Atomic absorption spectroscopy, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Corporations, Food industry and trade, Food--Testing, Laboratories
Photographs

Perkin-Elmer instruments in use at Hershey Company facility
- 1970s
General view of laboratory technician Margaret Kreiser using assorted Perkin-Elmer atomic absorption instruments at a Hershey Company facility to determine the metal constituents of finished food items and raw…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Women in science, Chocolate industry, Atomic absorption spectroscopy, Food--Analysis, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Hershey Company, Corporations, Women employees, Chocolate, Employees, Laboratories
Photographs

Perkin-Elmer instruments in use at Kellogg Company laboratory
- 1970s
General view of an unidentified employee operating a Perkin-Elmer Model 5000 Inductively Coupled Plasma atomic emission analyzer at the Kellogg Company Corporate Quality Sciences laboratory located in Battle Creek,…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Food--Testing, Atomic absorption spectroscopy, Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Corporations, Food industry and trade, Kellogg Company
106 items
Publications

White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health
- Report of Follow-Up Conference
- 1971 (Imprint)
Final report of the White House Follow-up Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health held at Williamsburg, Virginia on February 5th, 1971. The original White House Conference took place in December of 1969.

The report…
- Contributor United States. White House Office, Ehrlichman, John, Richardson, Elliot L., 1920-1999, Hardin, Clifford M. (Clifford Morris), 1915-2010, Mayer, Jean, 1920-1993, Mcfarland, James P., Perry, Yvonne
- Subject Nutrition, Food supply, Food supply--Government policy, Food relief, Food relief--Government policy, Food relief--Law and legislation, Nutrition policy
4 items
Publications

Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter, August 1973
- 1973-Aug
August 1973 issue of the Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter. This is the inaugural issue of the newsletter.
- Creator Of Work Society of Flavor Chemists
- Subject Newsletters, Flavoring essences, Flavoring essences industry, Flavor, Food additives, Food additives industry, Society of Flavor Chemists, Minutes (Records)
4 items
Publications

Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter, October 1973
- 1973-Oct
October 1973 issue of the Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter.
- Creator Of Work Society of Flavor Chemists
- Subject Newsletters, Flavoring essences, Flavoring essences industry, Flavor, Food additives, Food additives industry, Society of Flavor Chemists, Minutes (Records)
8 items
Publications

Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter, January 1974
- 1974-Jan
January 1974 issue of the Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter.
- Creator Of Work Society of Flavor Chemists
- Subject Society of Flavor Chemists, Newsletters, Flavoring essences, Flavoring essences industry, Flavor, Food additives, Food additives industry, Gerarde, Horace W., Minutes (Records)
8 items
Publications

Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter, April 1974
- 1974-Apr
April 1974 issue of the Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter.
- Creator Of Work Society of Flavor Chemists
- Subject Newsletters, Flavoring essences, Flavoring essences industry, Flavor, Food additives, Food additives industry, Society of Flavor Chemists, Minutes (Records)
6 items
Publications

Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter, August 1974
- 1974-Aug
August 1974 issue of the Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter.
- Creator Of Work Society of Flavor Chemists
- Subject Newsletters, Flavoring essences, Flavoring essences industry, Flavor, Food additives, Food additives industry, Society of Flavor Chemists, Minutes (Records)
8 items
Publications

Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter, November 1974
- 1974-Nov
November 1974 issue of the Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter.
- Creator Of Work Society of Flavor Chemists
- Subject Newsletters, Flavoring essences, Flavoring essences industry, Flavor, Food additives, Food additives industry, United States. Food and Drug Administration, Society of Flavor Chemists, Minutes (Records)

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