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Title: The Wonderful World of Nylon
Date(s): 1964
Creator: Jam Handy Organization
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (sponsor)
Description: Informational film that describes how Nylon was discovered and created, and highlights the use of DuPont synthetic fibers in the fashion, sporting, automotive, military, and space exploration industries.
Collection ID: DuPont Company films and commercials (Accession 1995.300)
Hagley ID: VID_1995300_B23_ID01
Collection: DuPont Company films and commercials

Title: At This Moment
Date(s): 1954
Contributor(s): Westinghouse Air Brake Company (sponsor), Kerbawy, Haford (director), Monroe, Thomas (screenwriter), Jam Handy Organization (producer)
Description: Presented by Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad. Public service announcement about the importance of railroads to America discussed by actors portraying railroad employees relaxing in a neighborhood restaurant. Film emphasizes the need to keep business in private hands.
Collection ID: Conrail photographs (Accession 1993.231)
Hagley ID: FILM_1993231_FC16
Collection: Conrail photographs and films, Film and Video

Title: A Gram of Salt Presented as a Public Service by Morton Salt
Date(s): 1968
Contributor(s): Morton Salt Company (sponsor), Cunningham, Robert (narrator), Jam Handy Organization (production company), McDonald, Bill (actor), Klenner, Robert (animator), Seago, David (director), Blomquist, David (screenwriter)
Description: Films explains the importance if salt in everyday life. From solar evaporation to salt mining, the processing of salt is described. Uses of salt, such as for melting snow, food preservation and taste, to prevent heat exhaustion, dye distribution and as a water softener.
Collection ID: Carol Litchfield collection on the history of salt (Accession 2012.219)
Hagley ID: FILM_2012219_FC06
Collection: Carol Litchfield collection on the history of salt

Title: A Complete Saw Shop in One Machine
Date(s): 1955
Description: Promotional film for the DeWalt radial arm saw. A narrator describes the machine's innovative design, various radial blades, and safety features, while its numerous woodworking capabilities are demonstrated.
Collection ID: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
Hagley ID: FILM_2018222_FC254
Collection: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection

Title: How to Raise Your Batting Average in Selling
Date(s): 1968
Contributor(s): Dartnell Corporation (Sponsor), Jam Handy Organization (Production company), Peale, Norman Vincent, 1898-1993 (Onscreen presenter)
Description: Minister and motivational speaker Dr. Norman Vincent Peale presents his principles of practical salesmanship and relates these concepts to the game of baseball. Peale meets with a struggling salesman who cannot "raise his batting average" in selling. Through the principles of "As If," "Relentless Pressure," "Law of Averages," and "In Spite Of," Peale encourages the young man to follow the lead of great ball players in order to increase his enthusiasm and give 100% towards his career.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC395
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: One Step Ahead production script
Date(s): 1949
Contributor(s): Jam Handy Organization (Production company), F.C. Russell Company (Sponsor)
Description: A script for a sound slide film production. In the production, a fictional man named George begrudgingly begins installing storm windows on his home for the change of seasons. The narrator informs George that if he had RUSCO Windows, he would not have to use storm windows each year. The narrator then describes the weather, safety, and security features of RUSCO windows and how they are made. Another character, Fred, is then used to demonstrate how the superior insulation qualities of the...
Show moreA script for a sound slide film production. In the production, a fictional man named George begrudgingly begins installing storm windows on his home for the change of seasons. The narrator informs George that if he had RUSCO Windows, he would not have to use storm windows each year. The narrator then describes the weather, safety, and security features of RUSCO windows and how they are made. Another character, Fred, is then used to demonstrate how the superior insulation qualities of the windows make for cost-efficient home temperature control.
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Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films
Hagley ID: AVD_2019227_06_12
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Tom, Dick, and Harry production script
Date(s): 1953
Contributor(s): Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company), Jam Handy Organization (Production company), F.C. Russell Company (Sponsor)
Description: A script for a motion picture production advertising Cinco-Thermoseal windows and their success as home insulating materials. Three neighbors, Tom, Harry, and Dick are great friends. When they are together, however, they are always at Harry's house because he uses Cinco-Thermoseal windows. These windows are the easiest to maintain, while also being very safe and sturdy. They make his home the most comfortable, clean, and efficient.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films
Hagley ID: AVD_2019227_06_16
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Steel Sheets
Date(s): 1969
Contributor(s): United States Steel Corporation (Sponsor), Jam Handy Organization (Production company)
Description: Film explaining the step-by-step computerized manufacturing process of sheet steel.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC364
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Keeping Current in Plastics
Date(s): 1960
Description: Promotional film advertising DuPont's polyethylene and nylon resins for insulating and jacketing electric wires and cables. The film's host conducts several studio demonstrations to show how polyethylene and nylon are scratch resistant, lightweight, strong, and can tolerate extreme temperature. These properties make both materials ideal for protecting electric wires. Presented by the Polychemicals Department.
Collection ID: DuPont Company films and commercials (Accession 1995.300)
Hagley ID: FILM_1995300_FC237
Collection: DuPont Company films and commercials

Title: The Impulse Payoff
Date(s): 1952
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (sponsor), Jam Handy Organization (producer)
Description: A struggling food salesman is knocked unconscious and dreams he meets 'Peter Profit' who shares ideas on how to improve sales. These include good packaging and displays, and having the salesman create ideas for the grocery store owners on how to increase impulse buys, also known as store decisions, which account for two thirds of all grocery purchases. There are several scenes of shoppers in grocery stores, and DuPont Company employees taking surveys at those stores.
Collection ID: DuPont Company films and commercials (Accession 1995.300)
Hagley ID: FILM_1995300_FC158
Collection: DuPont Company films and commercials, Film and Video

Title: Watch Your Stop! A 5 Point Plan For Better Selling
Date(s): 1939
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (sponsor), Kelley, Albert (director), Jam Handy Organization (production company), Mandlebaum, Daniel J. (sound designer), Leontough, George (cinematographer), Benavie, Samuel (musical director)
Description: Suggestions for improving sales of bakery items in grocery stores. Actors and actresses portray "an average American family eating dinner," bakery salesmen visiting grocery stores, and sales clerks and grocery store owners. Scenes include a family at dinner, women shopping in grocery stores and being studied for their shopping habits, bakery salesmen setting up baked good displays in stores, and delivery vans. The film promotes the use of clear cellophane packaging.
Collection ID: DuPont Company films and commercials (Accession 1995.300)
Hagley ID: FILM_1995300_FC176
Collection: DuPont Company films and commercials, Film and Video