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America's Only Unlimited Source of Metal

  • 1947-Mar-22

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Color print advertisement for the Dow Chemical Company's Magnesium Division. The advertisement features an illustrated depiction of a hand lifting a winged ingot of Dowmetal magnesium from the sea. The accompanying text details Dow's efforts to extract magnesium from seawater and use of the lightweight metal in products for home and industry. This advertisement appeared on page 71 of the March 22, 1947 edition of The Saturday Evening Post.

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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 8

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Dow Chemical Company. “America's Only Unlimited Source of Metal,” March 22, 1947. Advertisements from the Dow Chemical Historical Collection, Box 8. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/kd5d19t.

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