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…

Illustrated advertising display for Styrofoam Buoyancy Billets, manufactured by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features swimmers perched on a dock held afloat by the billets, emphasizing the buoyant and…

View of a trade show display for Dow Chemical Company Styrofoam, featuring products from the Construction Material Sales Division. The display features samples of Styrofoam and emphasizes the product's durability,…

View of two female models standing on a plank of Dow Chemical Company Styrofoam to demonstrate the product's sturdiness and durability. Several boxes of Styrofoam products are visible in the background.

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View of a female model lifting a log of Dow Chemical Company Styrofoam over her head to demonstrate the product's buoyant and lightweight properties. Several stacks of Styrofoam logs are visible in the background.
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Portrait of Leo Hendrik Baekeland (1863-1944), inventor of Bakelite, the first fully synthetic plastic.