Creator:
Polymeric Systems
Inclusive Dates:
Abstract:
Collection consists of 36 copy color and black and white photographs of a manufacturing facility; and five 7" plastic sound discs manufactured with polystyrene by Richardson Company Polymeric Systems Division. The use of polystyrene was purported to eliminate surface noise from the discs.
Type of Material:
78 rpm records.
Photographs.
Subject:
Business and Industry
Plastics
Plastics industry and trade.
Polystyrene.
Plastics plants.
Creator:
Pribble, Wayne I.
Inclusive Dates:
1946- 1987
Abstract:
Collection includes the records of
Wayne Pribble's companies, Barrier-Pribble and Pribble Plastics Products; mold drawings
produced by Barrier-Pribble and Pribble Plastics Products; and drafts and papers related
to Pribble and J. Harry DuBois' book, Plastics Mold
Engineering.
Type of Material:
Drawings (visual works)
Drafts (documents)
Business records.
Brochures.
Correspondence.
Manuscripts for publication.
Subject:
Authors.
Engineers.
Manufacturers.
Business and Industry
Plastics
Plastics -- Molds.
Plastics industry and trade.
Thermosetting plastics.
Creator:
Ptacek, Robin.
Inclusive Dates:
1945- 2011
Abstract:
Collection contains research files
written and compiled by Robin Ptacek as they relate to melamine and, most particularly,
Melmac; bulk of the materials are advertisements, correspondences, and e-bay
communications.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Newsletters.
Research notes.
Subject:
Art historians.
Collectors.
Plastics
Melamine.
Moldings (object components)
Plastics industry and trade.