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The Romance of Shellac
- 1940s
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Small JPG1200 x 1878px — 378 KBFull-sized JPG2167 x 3391px — 1.1 MBOriginal fileTIFF — 2167 x 3391px — 21.1 MBBooklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet discusses the origins and history of shellac. Describes how shellac is formed, harvested, refined, and manufactured into commercialized shellac. Then, provides examples of the everyday uses for shellac and its impact on modern life. Includes small stylized illustrations throughout and decorated cover with racially-stereotyped imagery of a snake-charmer, a trope used to exoticize South Asian cultures.
The National Paint, Oil and Varnish Association, Inc., formed in 1933, was the national professional association representing all branches of the paint, oil, and varnish industries.
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National Paint, Varnish. “The Romance of Shellac.” Pamphlets Corresponding to Radio Shows Produced by the National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association. Washington (D.C.), 1940–1949. TP935 .K46. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/zma6atz.
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