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:
National Plastics Center & Museum.
Inclusive Dates:
1890- 2012
Abstract:
Collection consists of product
literature, catalogs, objects and technical bulletins on plastic products and plastic
applications by numerous plastic and chemical companies. Most emanate from American
companies but the collection includes some from Japanese companies, as well as a few
from France, Germany, Australia and the United Kingdom.
Type of Material:
Brochures.
Bulletins.
Catalogs (documents)
Clippings (information artifacts)
Technical manuals.
Technical reports.
Subject:
Business and Industry
Industrial Design
Plastics
Manufacturing processes.
Plastics -- Marketing.
Plastics industry and trade -- Australia.
Plastics industry and trade -- Germany.
Plastics industry and trade -- Japan.
Plastics industry and trade -- United Kingdom.
Plastics industry and trade -- United States.
Trade literature.
Creator:
unknown
Inclusive Dates:
1943- 2018
Abstract:
Miscellaneous items relating to the
history of the plastics industry and notable figures in plastics research, development
and manufacturing. Includes printed material, photographs, technical papers, interviews,
and audiovisual material.
Type of Material:
16mm (photographic film size)
45 rpm records.
Audiotapes.
Catalogs (documents)
Collective biographies.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Compact discs.
Documentary film.
DVDs.
Examinations (documents)
Interviews.
Long-playing records.
Medals.
Photographs.
Posters.
Radio scripts.
Sound recordings.
Technical drawings.
Technical reports.
Subject:
Plastics
Science and medicine
Bakelite -- History.
Nylon -- History.
Polyethylene -- History.
Plastics -- History.
Plastics industry and trade.
Creator:
Plasticos Industriales Extrusos, S.A.
Inclusive Dates:
1961- 1961
Abstract:
Collection consists of photographs of the exterior of the Plasticos Industriales Extrusos plant and product literature in Spanish of the Plinex line manufactured by Plasticos Industriales Extrusos.
Type of Material:
Photographs.
Brochures.
Subject:
Manufacturing.
Business and Industry
Plastics
Plastics industry and trade -- South America.
Plastics plants -- Cuba.
Creator:
Warner-Lambert Company.
Inclusive Dates:
1970- 1970
Abstract:
Contains 1406 slides of machinery and plastic
products of the Pro-Brush company, and 45 color transparencies and 20 fading Polaroid snapshots of
models posing with Pro-Brush products.
Type of Material:
Photographs.
Promotional materials.
Slides (photographs)
Transparencies.
Subject:
Business and Industry
Plastics
Plastics industry and trade.
Plastics machinery.
Toothbrushes.
Creator:
The Plastics Academy, Inc.
Inclusive Dates:
1972- 2018
Abstract:
Records of the Plastics Academy related
to the organization of the Plastics Hall of Fame containing correspondence,
organizational notes, meeting minutes, member lists, press clippings, nomination forms,
biographies, photographs, event information, induction ceremony programs and other
materials related to the Plastics Hall of Fame.
Type of Material:
CD-ROMs.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Negatives (photographs)
Newsletters.
Photographs.
Programs (documents)
Reports.
Slides (photographs)
Subject:
Engineers.
Businessmen.
Inventors.
Business and Industry
Plastics
Plastics industry and trade -- Technological innovations.
Plastics industry and trade -- United States.
Plastics industry and trade -- History.
Plastics -- Research.