We Hand You a Hint: The Hemco Twin-Lite is Made of Condensite, circa 1915
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Artifact Overview
Chemically synthetic plastics were developed in the early 1900s to replace shellac and hard rubber -- naturally derived substances increasingly in demand for various industrial applications. The Condensite Company of America formed in 1910 to sell a new material first developed at Thomas Edison's West Orange laboratory for phonograph records. Durable and nonconductive, Condensite was well suited for electrical products.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Brochure
Date Made
circa 1915
Subject Date
circa 1915
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2019.0.3.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Green
Yellow (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8.813 in
Width: 3.750 in
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