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- Employee Operating New Machinery in the Plastic Building of the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, November 1946 -
- November 11, 1946
- Collections - Artifact
Employee Operating New Machinery in the Plastic Building of the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, November 1946
- Condensite in the Automotive Industry, March 1922 - 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 automotive components.
- March 01, 1922
- Collections - Artifact
Condensite in the Automotive Industry, March 1922
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 automotive components.
- W.R. Grace & Co. Sales Brochure, "Now the True All Plastic Milk Container from Grace Plastics," circa 1965 -
- circa 1965
- Collections - Artifact
W.R. Grace & Co. Sales Brochure, "Now the True All Plastic Milk Container from Grace Plastics," circa 1965
- Button, "Unidade/Unidad/Unity," 1990 -
- 1990
- Collections - Artifact
Button, "Unidade/Unidad/Unity," 1990
- Cellulose Acetate Plastic Display, "Ford Cycle of Production," Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940 - Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, spending more than $5 million to construct and maintain its elaborate and well-attended exposition space. Ford's massive exhibition building attracted fairgoers with industrial demonstrations and informative displays. The huge, revolving "Ford Cycle of Production" - which explained how raw materials became Ford automobile parts - particularly impressed visitors.
- January 08, 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Cellulose Acetate Plastic Display, "Ford Cycle of Production," Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940
Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, spending more than $5 million to construct and maintain its elaborate and well-attended exposition space. Ford's massive exhibition building attracted fairgoers with industrial demonstrations and informative displays. The huge, revolving "Ford Cycle of Production" - which explained how raw materials became Ford automobile parts - particularly impressed visitors.
- Consolidated Plastics Company Catalog, "Industrial and Laboratory Plastics," 1993 -
- 1993
- Collections - Artifact
Consolidated Plastics Company Catalog, "Industrial and Laboratory Plastics," 1993
- Employees Operating New Machinery in the Plastic Building at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, November 1946 -
- November 11, 1946
- Collections - Artifact
Employees Operating New Machinery in the Plastic Building at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, November 1946
- "Plastic Housewares Made of Styron, a Dow Plastic," circa 1952 -
- circa 1952
- Collections - Artifact
"Plastic Housewares Made of Styron, a Dow Plastic," circa 1952
- Union Recruiting Poster, "It's Time for Higher Wages for Plastics Workers," 1990 -
- 1990
- Collections - Artifact
Union Recruiting Poster, "It's Time for Higher Wages for Plastics Workers," 1990
- "Ya es hora de mejores sueldos," 1990 -
- 1990
- Collections - Artifact
"Ya es hora de mejores sueldos," 1990