TY - MANSCPT DB - Science History Institute DP - Science History Institute M2 - Courtesy of Science History Institute. Rights: Public Domain Mark 1.0 TI - Fabrics of Saran: A Dow Plastic ID - 8yzkbd7 AU - Dow Chemical Company DA - 1947/// YR - 1947 AV - Advertisements from the Dow Chemical Historical Collection, Box 9 VL - Advertisements from the Dow Chemical Historical Collection, Box 9 AN - Advertisements from the Dow Chemical Historical Collection, Box 9 UR - https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/8yzkbd7 AB - Color print advertisement for Saran fabric, made from Saran textile monofilaments. Saran is the trade name for polyvinylidene chloride, which can be formed into monofilaments or a thin plastic film. The advertisement includes two illustrated scenes flanking a panel of text. On the left, a young woman is seen in the driver's seat of a car, upholstered with blue fabric. On the right, a group of young men lounge on blue couches in what appears to be a college dormitory. The text praises the beauty and "wearability" of upholstery and fabrics made from Saran. KW - Advertising KW - Dow Chemical Company KW - Chemical industry KW - Corporations KW - Plastics KW - Plastics industry and trade KW - Textile fabrics KW - Textile industry KW - Women in advertising LA - English ER -