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Sand foundry at Dow Chemical Company plant

  • 1952

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General view of employees at work in the sand foundry at the Dow Chemical Company plant in Bay City, Michigan. Sand casting (or sand molded casting) is a metal casting process wherein sand is used as the mold material for assorted foundry cores and molds.

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  • 13.25 in. H x 11 in. W
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  • Box Oversized Plants 1

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Dow Chemical Company. “Sand Foundry at Dow Chemical Company Plant,” 1952. Dow Chemical Company Historical Image Collection, Box Oversized Plants 1. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/xw42n841k.

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