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Packaging of Saran Wrap at Dow facility

  • 1972

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Elevated view of a conveyor belt transporting boxes of Saran Wrap at a Dow Chemical Company manufacturing facility in Midland, Michigan. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and equipment for transport during World War II, saran plastic was subsequently developed and marketed as Saran Wrap for household use. The employee visible in the photograph is unidentified.

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  • 8 in. H x 10 in. W
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box 10, Folder Plants--Saran Production, 1952 thru 1983
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Dow Chemical Company. “Packaging of Saran Wrap at Dow Facility.” Midland, Michigan, 1972. Dow Chemical Company Historical Image Collection, Box 10, Folder Plants--Saran Production, 1952 thru 1983. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/xs55mc94c.

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