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Dowmetal is Riding High!

  • 1940-Jan

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Color print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an illustrated depiction of a plane flying above an array of clouds. The accompanying text details magnesium's lightness and durability relative to other metals and its use in the transportation and machinery industries. This advertisement appeared on the inside cover of the January 1940 edition of Fortune.

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  • 14 in. H x 11 in. W
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box 8

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“Dowmetal Is Riding High!,” January 1940. Advertisements from the Dow Chemical Historical Collection, Box 8. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/70laz27.

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