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Is This Really the Age of Plastics?

  • 1944

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Color print advertisement for Dow Plastics. The advertisement features an illustration of multicolored plastic trim, framed by contrasting scenes from antiquity and modernity: two figures crafting ceramic vases near a fire and a woman posing by an open refrigerator. The text describes the different Dow products contributing to the "Age of Plastics," such as Styron (Dow polystyrene), Saran and Ethocel (Dow ethylcellulose). This advertisement is part of a series titled "Five Minute Forum on Plastics."

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  • 10.5 in. H x 8.5 in. W
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  • Box 9

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Dow Chemical Company. “Is This Really the Age of Plastics?,” 1944. Advertisements from the Dow Chemical Historical Collection, Box 9. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/4wjqyxu.

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