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Dowmetal Magnesium: The Metal of Motion

  • 1944-May-22

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Print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an illustrated depiction of man using a chemical sprayer alongside a hand lifting a winged ingot of magnesium. The accompanying text details Dow's extraction of magnesium from seawater and brine and Dowmetal's lightness and durability relative to other structural metals. The text also includes a reference to Dowmetal's wartime applications and speculates about its uses in the postwar era. This advertisement appeared on page 101 of the May 22, 1944 edition of Time.

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  • 10.5 in. H x 8 in. W
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  • Box 8

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Dow Chemical Company. “Dowmetal Magnesium: The Metal of Motion,” May 22, 1944. Advertisements from the Dow Chemical Historical Collection, Box 8. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/1co0ey4.

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