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Advertising stills featuring Saran Wrap packaging

  • 1952 – 1964 (Inclusive dates of objects depicted)
  • 1965 (Date attributed to photographs)

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Two advertising stills featuring examples of various Saran Wrap packaging. Each package is marked with a corresponding date of production ranging from 1952 to 1964. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and equipment for transport during World War II, saran plastic was subsequently developed and marketed as Saran Wrap for household use.

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  • Box 4, Folder Products--Saran Wrap Boxes
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Dow Chemical Company. “Advertising Stills Featuring Saran Wrap Packaging,” 1952–1965. Dow Chemical Company Historical Image Collection, Box 4, Folder Products--Saran Wrap Boxes. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/765372448.

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