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Advertising still for Dow Handi-Wrap sandwich bags

  • 1963

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Promotional photograph for Dow Handi-Wrap sandwich bags with view of a model demonstrating the new easy-to-use magic dot box packaging. Introduced in the 1960's, Dow Handi-Wrap was an economy plastic wrap specifically marketed for use in lunchboxes and for its ability to keep food fresher for longer periods of time relative to other plastic wraps.

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  • Box 2, Folder Products--Handiwrap

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Dow Chemical Company. “Advertising Still for Dow Handi-Wrap Sandwich Bags,” 1963. Dow Chemical Company Historical Image Collection, Box 2, Folder Products--Handiwrap. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/ng451j02r.

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