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Dress Holiday Butter Cookies in the Best

  • Circa 1961

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Color print advertisement for Saran Wrap, a product of the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features a photograph of a plate of cookies being covered in Saran Wrap by a pair of manicured hands. The package of Saran Wrap is displayed prominently. The accompanying text describes the benefits of using Saran for food packaging. Smaller text includes a packaging idea, as well as a promotion for the "Food from Famous Kitchens" cookbook. This advertisement appeared on page 154 of the October 1959 edition of Ladies' Home Journal.

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  • 12.5 in. H x 9.5 in. W
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box 9

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Dow Chemical Company. “Dress Holiday Butter Cookies in the Best,” circa 1961. Advertisements from the Dow Chemical Historical Collection, Box 9. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/9g65kvx.

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