One of the DuPont Company's major contributions to the finishes industry was the invention of 'Duco' lacquer. Its quick drying characteristic revolutionized the painting of automobile bodies by reducing the required time from many days to a few...
Written on back: "The picture on the reverse side shows a few of the thousands of tank car heads we have made for the American Car & Foundry Co. The heads were made in two sizes. 1 - Flanged to 83" O.D. - Dished to 10'0" radius, flat circle...
Written on back: "Looking at the inside of one of the thousands of tank car heads we have pressed for the American Car & Foundry Co. on our 1000 ton press. They were made in two sizes: 1 - Flanged to 83" O.D. - Dished to 10'0" radius, flat circle...
Typed caption: "Short filaments may be produced by touching molten polymer with a stirring rod, and drawig the rod away. Equipment has been assembled by means of which continuous uniform filaments having a diameter of 0.007 mm or less can easily be...
A typical group of Reading anthracite miners waiting to go on duty at the Alaska Colliery of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company near Mount Caramel PA. Most of them are of the second and third generation of miners in PAs anthracite...
Seattle WA- Women workers at the Boeing Airplane Company plant here now learn while right on the job. Take the case of Arleen Stover, 19, who is applying for a war job at the company's downtown employment office. Miss Stover is show here giving the...
French Mule Spinning-The stock is taken from the drawing department on packages know as "Roving" and the drawing continues until the twisted thread is reduced to the size required. The temperature in this room is probably 95 or 100.
The rear gunner of the Martin bombers are also protected by Plexiglas enclosures which can be revolved mechanically to train multiple machine guns at planes attacking from the rear. Resembling the dome of an astronomical observatory the enclosure...
Correspondence regarding a special license that is now required to dispatch powder. Alsop confirms that powder purchased from the "Helen McGraw" has received no complaints and should be the correct powder.
Correspondence; Gunpowder; Ordnance industry; Government contracts;
Coxe reminds the company that it has not delivered the powder required by its contract and mentions another powder manufactury in Virginia from which the U.S. government has purchased powder.
A mechanical barber trims the bristles of the toothbrush to the required shape at the Leominster, Massachusetts plant of E.I. du Pont Nemours & Company where toothbrushes are manufactured. Eight whirling knives make contact with as many brushes at...
The instruments in the control room at DuPont's Victoria Texas plant serve both as a reporter and regulator. A meter, for example, controlling the flow of a liquid sends a report to another device set to the required standard. A third instrument...
Injection molded from FM-1 nylon, these spools for electric coils actuating aircraft instruments resist operating temperatures which distort other thermoplastics. Their 0.012-inch wall thickness is far less than required with other molding powders...
Thickness of DuPont's new Dycril printing plates is checked at company's first full scale plant for the new plates at Parlin, New Jersey. Thickness of completed flexible plates must fall within a range of plus or minus .0005 inches in order to meet...
Final inspection of Dycril printing plates under gold light at DuPont's new plant at Parlin, New Jersey. Operator here inspects plate to insure against surface flaws. When used in printing, the photosensitive plate is placed in contact with a...
Final inspection of Dycril printing plates under gold light at DuPont's new plant at Parlin, New Jersey. Operator here inspects plate to insure against surface flaws. When used in printing, the photosensitive plate is placed in contact with a...
Lycra spandex fiber, wrapped in cellophane for shipping, is checked by inspectors at DuPont plant in Waynesboro, Virginia where the product is manufactured. This picture was taken as yarn buggies wait to be wheeled to the shipping area where the...
Lycra spandex fiber in production at the DuPont Company's plant in Waynesboro, Virginia undergoes a double check before shipping, Inspectress in background certifies yarn for shipping, wraps it in cellophane and racks it on shipping buggy. The...
