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Make it an Occasion! With Plastics Housewares Made of Styron
- 1949
Color print advertisement for Styron, the trade name for Styrenic plastics historically manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for a variety of consumer applications. The advertisement features a party scene…
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Stripcoat
- 1944
Color print advertisement for Stripcoat, a protective coating made from Dow Ethylcellulose (branded as Ethocel). The advertisement features a racially-stereotyped depiction of a Chinese soldier removing the protective…
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New Plastic for Toys is Five Times Tougher!
- 1943
Color print advertisement for Styron, the trade name for Styrenic plastics historically manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for a variety of consumer applications. The advertisement features a photograph…
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Frozen in Plastic
- 1942
Color print advertisement for Ethocel, the brand name for Dow Ethylcellulose, marketed for its flexibility under extreme low temperatures. The advertisement features an illustration of a woman's hands holding an ice…
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John Wesley Hyatt Award exhibition display
- 1947
General view of a 1947 display board for the John Wesley Hyatt Award, presented annually by the Society of Plastics Engineers for outstanding achievement in the plastics industry. The board features profiles of several…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Farber, Leonard L.
- Subject Chemical industry, Plastics industry and trade, Plastics, Chemists, Inventors
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Winnfield State Fair exhibition display (1954)
- 1954-Oct-12 – 1954-Oct-16
General view of the Hercules Powder Company display exhibited at the 1954 state fair held in Winnfield, Louisiana.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company (later…
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Portrait of Charles Stine (1882-1954)
- 1940s
Portrait of industrial chemist and long-time Du Pont executive Charles Stine (1882-1954).
Charles Milton Altland Stine was born on October 18, 1882 in Norwich, Connecticut, the son of author and clergyman Milton Henry…
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Cellulosics exhibition display (circa 1945)
- Circa 1945
Two close-up views of an exhibition display panel for cellulose products manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Chemical industry, Trade shows, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Plastics, Plastics industry and trade, Cellulose
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Rohm and Haas stockholder exhibit on Plexiglas
- 1962-Apr-13
General view of an exhibit panel on Plexiglas exhibited at the 1962 Rohm and Haas Company stockholders' meeting. The panel features samples of new colors and surface textures, as well as a photograph of the new Rohm and…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Plexiglas, Plastics industry and trade
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Exhibit boards for Rohm and Haas stockholders' meeting
- 1956-Apr-19
General view of three exhibit panels displayed at the 1956 Rohm and Haas Company stockholders' meeting. The panels showcase Plexiglas molding powder, ion exchange resins, and chemicals manufactured and sold for…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Plexiglas, Plastics industry and trade, Gums and resins, Agricultural chemicals
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Pole-mounted Gulf service station sign
- 1956-Apr-19
General view of a Plexiglas pole-mounted Gulf service station sign manufactured by the Rohm and Haas Company.
The Rohm and Haas Company was founded in 1907 in Esslingen, Germany through the partnership of German…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Plexiglas, Plastics industry and trade, Gulf Oil Corporation, Branding (Marketing)
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Formed Plexiglas letter for F.W. Woolworth Co. Stores
- 1956-Apr-19
General view of a formed Plexiglas letter manufactured by the Rohm and Haas Company for the F.W. Woolworth Company.
The Rohm and Haas Company was founded in 1907 in Esslingen, Germany through the partnership of German…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Plexiglas, Plastics industry and trade, F.W. Woolworth Company, Branding (Marketing)
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Take Hold of a New Dow Plastic
- 1945
Color print advertisement for Styraloy and other plastics manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an illustration of a hand holding a screwdriver, with accompanying text detailing…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Plastics, Plastics industry and trade, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial
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A New Chapter in the Story of Textiles
- Advertisement for Dow Saran
- 1946
Color print advertisement for Saran plastic manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for a variety of applications, including textiles, packaging, plastic sheeting, and Saran Wrap. The advertisement features an…
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Rohm and Haas stockholder exhibit on use of Plexiglas at 1967 World's Fair
- 1967-May-18
General view of an exhibit panel on the use of Plexiglas at the Expo 67 World's Fair in Montreal. The panel, which was exhibited at the 1967 Rohm and Haas Company stockholders' meeting, particularly highlights the use…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Plexiglas, Exhibitions, Plastics industry and trade
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Rohm and Haas stockholder exhibit on plastics
- 1964-Apr-21
General view of an exhibit panel on plastics, specifically Plexiglas, exhibited at the 1964 Rohm and Haas Company stockholders' meeting. The left-hand side of the panel features a Gulf service station sign molded of…
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Rohm and Haas stockholder exhibit on Plexiglas
- 1962-Apr-13
General view of an exhibit panel on Plexiglas exhibited at the 1962 Rohm and Haas Company stockholders' meeting. The panel features a range of automobile tail lights molded of Plexiglas, with accompanying text…
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Uses of Plexiglas in the New Rohm & Haas Building
- 1965-Apr-21
General view of an exhibit panel detailing the varied use of Plexiglas in the fixtures and detailing of the Rohm and Haas Company home office building located at Independence Mall West in Philadelphia.
The Rohm and…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Plexiglas, Plastics industry and trade, Building materials, Architecture
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"The Test Tube Girl"
- 1940
Inset illustration of Du Pont's "Test Tube Girl," named as such given her outfit is made entirely of Du Pont plastic products. Her dress and gloves are made of rayon, her hat and bag of cellulose film, her heels are…
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That Soft, Velvety Feel Tells You it's Saran Wrap
- 1953
Promotional booklet for Dow Chemical Company's Saran Wrap product includes a history of Dow, the manufacturing process for Saran Wrap along with household and commercial uses of Saran Wrap.
- Publisher Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Consumer goods, Marketing, Plastics, Plastics industry and trade
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Blazing the Trail to New Frontiers Through Chemistry
- 1940
Promotional booklet advertising various products manufactured and sold by the E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company. Includes neoprene; dyes; fragrances; safety glass; seed disinfectants, fertilizers and sprays;…
- Publisher E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
- Subject E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Lucite, Safety glass, Rubber, Artificial, Cellophane, Nylon, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Fabrikoid Division, Rayon, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, New York World's Fair, Photographic Society of America
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Trade card for celluloid waterproof collars, cuffs, and shirt bosoms with magician
- Circa 1890
Trade card for waterproof celluloid collars, cuffs, and shirt bosoms depicts a magician pulling a celluloid cuff out of a bowl of water, demonstrating their waterproof appeal. He also wears a celluloid cuff as a hat.…
- Printer Donaldson Brothers (Firm)
- Subject Celluloid, Magicians, Magic tricks, Advertising cards, Advertising, Printed ephemera
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Trade card for celluloid waterproof collars, cuffs, and shirt bosoms with boy sailing
- Circa 1890
Trade card for waterproof celluloid collars, cuffs, and shirt bosoms depicts a boy sailing on a cuff, demonstrating their waterproof appeal. Verso includes an advertisement for celluloid products along with advice for…
- Publisher Donaldson Brothers (Firm)
- Subject Celluloid, Printed ephemera, Advertising cards, Advertising
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Trade card for celluloid waterproof collars, cuffs, and shirt bosoms with boy sailing
- Circa 1890
Trade card for waterproof celluloid collars, cuffs, and shirt bosoms depicts a boy sailing on a cuff, demonstrating their waterproof appeal. Verso includes an advertisement for celluloid products along with advice for…
- Publisher Donaldson Brothers (Firm)
- Subject Celluloid, Printed ephemera, Advertising, Advertising cards
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Trade card for celluloid waterproof collars and cuffs with German Empire and postman
- Circa 1888
Trade card for waterproof celluloid collars and cuffs depicts a mailman holding a celluloid trademark card standing on a map of the German Empire. The flag of the German Empire is visible in the lower right hand corner…
- Printer Donaldson Brothers (Firm)
- Subject Germany, Advertising cards, Advertising, Printed ephemera, Celluloid