Magnesium: The Metal of Motion
- 1945-Aug-27
Print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features illustrated depictions of Dowmetal in use in the home equipment industries, with accompanying text detailing Dowmetal's lightness and durability relative to other structural metals. Found on page 41 of Newsweek Magazine, August 27, 1945 issue.
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Dow Chemical Company. “Magnesium: The Metal of Motion,” August 27, 1945. Advertisements from the Dow Chemical Historical Collection, Box 8. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/drjb2hx.
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