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Title: Using cellophane for food preservation
Date(s): 1946-04
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator), Morris, Nelson (photographer)
Description: The disjointed poultry moves down the packing line where special operators see that it is properly packaged for freezing.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1681
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

Title: Using cellophane in food service
Date(s): 1945
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: A spring fryer, cleaned and weighed is wrapped in cellophane for sale in a self service case. Note the label containing weight, pricing per pound and total price.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1682
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

Title: Using cellophane for food preservation
Date(s): 1945
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: Wrapping Victory Garden produce in cellophane and freezing it at locker plants will provide fresh, flavorsome food to approximately a million American families this year. There are 4,600 locker plants, mainly in rural and suburban areas. Peaches are sliced fresh into a cellophane bag, inside a paperboard box and are then covered with syrup, preparatory to freezing.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1685
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

Title: Using cellophane for food preservation
Date(s): 1945
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: Wrapping Victory Garden produce in cellophane and freezing it at locker plants will provide fresh, flavorsome food to approximately a million American families this year. There are 4,600 locker plants, mainly in rural and suburban areas. An ordinary curling iron heat seals the moisture-proof cellophane bag, thus preventing escape of moisture and flavor during freezing and storage.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1686
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

Title: Using cellophane for food preservation
Date(s): 1945
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: Wrapping Victory Garden produce in cellophane and freezing it at locker plants will provide fresh, flavorsome food to approximately a million American families this year. There are 4,600 locker plants, mainly in rural and suburban areas. Here Thomas McDowell of the Avon Freezer Company at Avondale, Pennsylvania packs cut up chicken in a special container consisting of a sheet of moisture proof cellophane spot glued to a waxed cardboard box. Note the cellophane wrapped roaster in the tray.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1683
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

Title: Using cellophane for food preservation
Date(s): 1945
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: Wrapping Victory Garden produce in cellophane and freezing it at locker plants will provide fresh, flavorsome food to approximately a million American families this year. There are 4,600 locker plants, mainly in rural and suburban areas. Here Thomas McDowell of the Avon Freezer Company at Avondale, Pennsylvania places fruit, corn and a chicken in the freezer compartment. A refrigerant at -35 degrees Fahrenheit circulates through the latticed shelves.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1684
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

Title: Final inspection of sponges at Buffalo, New York, plant
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: Final inspection of the cellulose or man made sponge manufactured at the Buffalo plant of E.I. du Pont Nemours & Company showing another diversification of the chemical industry. This sponge has found uses in industry and in the home where the natural sponge failed to produce the service desired. Girls in the picture are preparing the sponges to be wrapped and boxed.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1545
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

Title: Manufacturing sponges in plant on Duck River near Columbia, Tennessee
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: Cellulose sponges are tailored to meet the customer's needs and desires at DuPont's plant on the Duck River near Columbia, Tennessee. More than 50 sizes are made. A typical block yields hundreds of sponges of the popular home sizes.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1541
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

Title: Wrapping and sealing sponges in cellophane wrappers
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: Packaging is the final step at DuPont's Columbia, Tennessee plant. The machine wraps and seals 4,000 sponges an hour. Cellophane wrapper, which requires the same basic raw materials, adds sales appeal to the sponge.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1548
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

Title: Manufacturing sponges at Buffalo, New York plant
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: Changing a specially designed and equipped mixer with xanthate, the base of which is cotton linters and wood pulp, in the manufacture of the cellulose or man made sponge at Buffalo plant of E.I. du Pont Nemours & Company.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1539
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

Title: Using cellophane for food preservation
Date(s): 1945
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: Wrapping Victory Garden produce in cellophane and freezing it at locker plants will provide fresh, flavorsome food to approximately a million American families this year. There are 4,600 locker plants, mainly in rural and suburban areas. Here Mrs. Hazel McDowell, wife of a locker plant operator at Avondale, Pennsylvania wraps moisture proof cellophane around sweet corn ears, after proper blanching in steam or boiled water. Baby Judith gives advice from the sidelines.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1687
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

Title: Sponges used in developing photographs
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: Specially made fine grain sponges are used by amateur and professional photographers for removing excess moisture from photographic film that has just been developed and washed. DuPont makes these cellulose sponges at Columbia, Tennessee.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1549
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

Title: Cellophane and food presentation
Date(s): 1945
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: Four lamb chops wrapped in cellophane, preparatory to being placed in a refrigerated self service case.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1691
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

Title: Cellophane and food presentation
Date(s): 1945
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: Lunch meats can be put up in convenient cellophane wrapped packages, with the weight and price plainly marked on the tags, for dispensing in the self service cases.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1690
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

Title: Uses of man-made sponges
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: Man made sponges are usually buff in color, but they are also made in pastel shades of blue, green, coral and yellow for bath and other home uses. They are made by DuPont at Columbia, Tennessee.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1551
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

Title: Wrapping and sealing sponges in cellophane cellulose film
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: Machine which wraps and seals the cellulose or man made sponge in Cellophane cellulose film proper to its being packaged in boxes at the Buffalo plant of E.I. du Pont Nemours & Company.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1546
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

Title: Cellulose sponge dish mop
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: Tall glasses, coffee pots and other hard to clean utensils are washed in a jiffy with the new cellulose sponge dish mop. The highly porous sponge absorbs a good supply of rich suds and is very pliable. It is easy to keep clean and may sterilizing by boiling without injuring the texture.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1552
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

Title: Using cellophane for food preservation
Date(s): 1945
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: Wrapping Victory Garden produce in cellophane and freezing it at locker plants will provide fresh, flavorsome food to approximately a million American families this year. There are 4,600 locker plants, mainly in rural and suburban areas. For Thanksgiving dinner the housewife can take from her locker an appetizing selection of fresh frozen summertime foods. This locker has a capacity of six cubic feet and will hold 230 pints of food.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1689
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

Title: Cel-O-Seal bottle hoods used to seal pipes
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: The familiar 'Cel-O-Seal' bottle hood is now protecting open ends of airplane fuel and hydraulic lines, engines ports etc. during assembly and shipping. Operator shows how hoods are used to seal the pipes against dust, rust or sabotage efforts to plug lines. Holding several hoods in one hand, he prepares to place one over a duplicate of a high pressure pipe fitted with hexagonal nuts. In center is duplicate of this pipe, with hood already shrunk into place (shrinking takes place in ordinary...
Show moreThe familiar 'Cel-O-Seal' bottle hood is now protecting open ends of airplane fuel and hydraulic lines, engines ports etc. during assembly and shipping. Operator shows how hoods are used to seal the pipes against dust, rust or sabotage efforts to plug lines. Holding several hoods in one hand, he prepares to place one over a duplicate of a high pressure pipe fitted with hexagonal nuts. In center is duplicate of this pipe, with hood already shrunk into place (shrinking takes place in ordinary atmosphere within a few minutes) to make tight fit. Farther up, at left, a pipe has been similarly sealed. Hoods are made in many sizes. Efforts to tamper with hood would be revealed by torn seal.
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Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1672
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

Title: Cel-O-Seal bottle hoods used to seal pipes
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: The familiar 'Cel-O-Seal' bottle hood is now protecting open ends of airplane fuel and hydraulic lines, engines ports etc. during assembly and shipping. Operator shows how hoods are used to seal the pipes against dust, rust or sabotage efforts to plug lines. Holding several hoods in one hand, he prepares to place one over a duplicate of a high pressure pipe fitted with hexagonal nuts. In center is duplicate of this pipe, with hood already shrunk into place (shrinking takes place in ordinary...
Show moreThe familiar 'Cel-O-Seal' bottle hood is now protecting open ends of airplane fuel and hydraulic lines, engines ports etc. during assembly and shipping. Operator shows how hoods are used to seal the pipes against dust, rust or sabotage efforts to plug lines. Holding several hoods in one hand, he prepares to place one over a duplicate of a high pressure pipe fitted with hexagonal nuts. In center is duplicate of this pipe, with hood already shrunk into place (shrinking takes place in ordinary atmosphere within a few minutes) to make tight fit. Farther up, at left, a pipe has been similarly sealed. Hoods are made in many sizes. Efforts to tamper with hood would be revealed by torn seal.
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Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1671
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

Title: Uses of sponges
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: Originally the major use for cellulose sponges was in car washing. In recent years, they have become increasingly popular for dish washing, cleaning walls and windows. Cellulose sponges are also available in mop form.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1550
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

Title: Cel-O-Seal bottle hoods used to seal pipes
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: The familiar 'Cel-O-Seal' bottle hood is now protecting open ends of airplane fuel and hydraulic lines, engines ports etc. during assembly and shipping. Operator shows how hoods are used to seal the pipes against dust, rust or sabotage efforts to plug lines. Holding several hoods in one hand, he prepares to place one over a duplicate of a high pressure pipe fitted with hexagonal nuts. In center is duplicate of this pipe, with hood already shrunk into place (shrinking takes place in ordinary...
Show moreThe familiar 'Cel-O-Seal' bottle hood is now protecting open ends of airplane fuel and hydraulic lines, engines ports etc. during assembly and shipping. Operator shows how hoods are used to seal the pipes against dust, rust or sabotage efforts to plug lines. Holding several hoods in one hand, he prepares to place one over a duplicate of a high pressure pipe fitted with hexagonal nuts. In center is duplicate of this pipe, with hood already shrunk into place (shrinking takes place in ordinary atmosphere within a few minutes) to make tight fit. Farther up, at left, a pipe has been similarly sealed. Hoods are made in many sizes. Efforts to tamper with hood would be revealed by torn seal.
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Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1673
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

Title: Printing cellulose tubing
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: Printing cellulose tubing in the manufacture of Cel-O-Seal bands by E.I. du Pont Nemours & Company.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1667
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

Title: Cutting sponges to standard sizes at the Buffalo, New York plant
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: Blocks of cellulose, or man made sponge, being cut to standard sizes at the Buffalo plant of E.I. du Pont Nemours & Company.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1544
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

Title: Wrapping and sealing sponges in cellophane wrappers
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: Packaging is the final step at DuPont's Columbia, Tennessee plant. The machine wraps and seals 4,000 sponges an hour. Cellophane wrapper, which requires the same basic raw materials, adds sales appeal to the sponge.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1547
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

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