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"Hard Water" Fairyland...Hot Water Hazard!

  • Advertisement for Dowell solvents

  • 1950-Nov-04

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Color print advertisement for Dowell Incorporated, a subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement depicts a young woman examining stalactites and stalagmites in a cave. The accompanying text details the development of Dowell solvents used to remove water-borne deposits from metal pipes, boilers, and other industrial equipment. This advertisement appeared in the November 4, 1950 edition of The Saturday Evening Post.

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  • 13.5 in. H x 10.5 in. W
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box 7

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Dow Chemical Company. “‘Hard Water’ Fairyland...Hot Water Hazard!,” November 4, 1950. Advertisements from the Dow Chemical Historical Collection, Box 7. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/s4655h42v.

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