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Is It Packaged When It's Wrapped?

  • 1944

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Color print advertisement for Dow Plastics. The advertisement features an illustration of the various uses of plastic packaging, from food and agriculture to industry. The accompanying text promotes three Dow Chemical products: Saran film, Ethocel sheeting and Stripcoat, a protective coating for metal parts.

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  • 10.75 in. H x 7.75 in. W
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box 9

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Dow Chemical Company. “Is It Packaged When It's Wrapped?,” 1944. Advertisements from the Dow Chemical Historical Collection, Box 9. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/mle0z6s.

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