TY - MANSCPT DB - Science History Institute DP - Science History Institute M2 - Courtesy of Science History Institute. Rights: Public Domain Mark 1.0 TI - Plastics Speak From the Cold Blue Sky ID - pk92n7o AU - Dow Chemical Company DA - 1943/// YR - 1943 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/pk92n7o AB - Color print advertisement for Ethocel, the brand name for Dow Ethylcellulose marketed for its flexibility and shock resistance under extreme high and low temperatures. The advertisement shows a close-up illustration of a handheld microphone designed for aviation communication. In the background is an illustration of a man in a coat and flying cap using a similar microphone. The accompanying text notes that the handle and housing of the microphone are made from Ethocel, which can withstand extreme cold. Notably, the advertisement was produced during World War II and bears the Company's wartime tagline "Dow: Chemicals Indispensable to Industry and Victory." KW - Advertising KW - Chemical industry KW - Dow Chemical Company KW - Corporations KW - Plastics KW - Plastics industry and trade KW - World War (1939-1945) KW - Aeronautics--Communication systems KW - Air pilots, Military KW - Ethylcellulose LA - English ER -