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“Nothing Saves Like Saran Wrap”

  • 1958-Nov

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Color print advertisement for Saran Wrap, a product of the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features small photographs of food items wrapped in Saran film, as well as a testimonial from "Lucille Thompson," identified as a housewife and mother of two from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The accompanying text describes the benefits of Saran Wrap for food storage. This advertisement appeared in the November 1958 edition of Ladies' Home Journal.

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  • 13.75 in. H x 10.5 in. W
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box 9

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Dow Chemical Company. “‘Nothing Saves Like Saran Wrap,’” November 1958. Advertisements from the Dow Chemical Historical Collection, Box 9. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/88iia6k.

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