Plastics Product Literature Collection 1890-2012

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Plastics Product Literature Collection 1890-2012

http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/p/plas_prod_lit.htm

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.

9.5 linear ft.

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eng,

fre,

ger,

spa,

Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 6362476

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National Plastics Center & Museum

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Earl Tupper (1907-1983) founded Tupperware Brands Corporation in 1938. Tupper's method of purifying a by-product of the oil refining process resulted in affordable polyethylene -- plastic -- products in a rainbow of colors for a wide range of kitchen and home uses. Tupper introduced the line in 1946 through department and hardware stores; sales were steady but modest until the advent of Tupperware Home Parties (based on a similar strategy developed by Stanley Home Products). The Hom...