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Title: Mold Making: Heart of the Plastics Industry
Date(s): 1962
Contributor(s): Society of the Plastics Industry (Sponsor), Garner, Ray, 1913-1989 (Producer)
Description: Short film detailing how plastic molds, primarily made from steel, are designed, manufactured, duplicated, and used. Argues that plastic will play a large role in the future of industrial progress. Includes a brief history of humanity's use of molds and plastics. Presented by Mold Makers Division of the Society of Plastics. Narrated by Bill Gilliand.
Collection ID: DuPont Company films and commercials (Accession 1995.300)
Hagley ID: FILM_1995300_FC226
Collection: DuPont Company films and commercials

Title: Production of 'Phenolin' (phenol-formaldehyde plastic) by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc.
Date(s): 1937?, 1937
Contributor(s): E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (associated name), Rittase, William M., 1894-1968 (photographer)
Description: Forcing steel dies off the lead molds.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Museum collection (Accession 1968.001)
Hagley ID: 681G5410440_III_04
Collection: DuPont Company Museum collection

Title: Production of 'Phenolin' (phenol-formaldehyde plastic) by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc.
Date(s): 1937?, 1937
Contributor(s): E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (associated name), Rittase, William M., 1894-1968 (photographer)
Description: Making lead molds from the dies. The molton (sic) lead used in this operation is 100% high-grade lead.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Museum collection (Accession 1968.001)
Hagley ID: 681G5410440_III_03
Collection: DuPont Company Museum collection

Title: Production of 'Phenolin' (phenol-formaldehyde plastic) by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc.
Date(s): 1937?, 1937
Contributor(s): E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (associated name), Rittase, William M., 1894-1968 (photographer)
Description: Resins being poured into the molds. The scene on the right is the resin being caught from the de-hydration tank and carried over to the molds.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Museum collection (Accession 1968.001)
Hagley ID: 681G5410440_III_05
Collection: DuPont Company Museum collection

Title: Production of 'Phenolin' (phenol-formaldehyde plastic) by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc.
Date(s): 1937?, 1937
Contributor(s): E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (associated name), Rittase, William M., 1894-1968 (photographer)
Description: Pneumatic hammer knocking the plastic out of the mold. The same process is used irrespective of the shape of the mold.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Museum collection (Accession 1968.001)
Hagley ID: 681G5410440_III_07
Collection: DuPont Company Museum collection

Title: Production of 'Phenolin' (phenol-formaldehyde plastic) by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc.
Date(s): 1937?, 1937
Contributor(s): E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (associated name), Rittase, William M., 1894-1968 (photographer)
Description: Steel dies for making lead molds. There are dies to make round, square, cylinder, and slabs.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Museum collection (Accession 1968.001)
Hagley ID: 681G5410440_III_02
Collection: DuPont Company Museum collection

Title: Urethane Mattress Mold
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_2512
Collection: DuPont Product Information photographs

Title: Cutting apart of combs during the manufacture of plastic molded combs
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: De-gating or cutting apart of combs, is done by operator at a plant of the DuPont Company at Leominster, Massachusetts, while he waits for the two molding machines he operates to form additional units of combs.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_2425
Collection: DuPont Product Information photographs

Title: Removing test pieces from injection molding machine
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: Test pieces being removed from an injection molding machine in the Plastics Department's Technical Services Laboratory. These machines are used in molding sample parts made from Zytel nylon resins, Alathon polyethylene resins and Lucite acrylic resins. The DuPont laboratory is located at Chestnut Run near Wilmington, Delaware.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_2378
Collection: DuPont Product Information photographs

Title: Urethane Cushion Mold
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_2511
Collection: DuPont Product Information photographs

Title: Employee John Sheehan at DuPont Company's Leominster, Massachusetts plastics plant
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: John Sheehan now makes about 10,000 combs in an eight hour day at the DuPont Company's Leominster, Massachusetts plastics plant which is operated by the Plastics Department. He handles two compact molding machines, each of which forms 10 combs every 50 seconds. When Charles Sheehan, John's father, began making combs in 1915, the average output per man per day was 350 combs. Each comb required 16-20 hand operations.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_2421
Collection: DuPont Product Information photographs

Title: Plastic powder loaded in folding machine during production of molded combs
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: Plastic powder, from which combs are formed under heat and pressure, is loaded in folding machine at the Leominster, Massachusetts plant of DuPont Company. A molding forms 10 combs every 50 seconds.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_2422
Collection: DuPont Product Information photographs

Title: Molded combs come out of press
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: Molded combs come out of press in gates of four, six or ten depending on size of comb. At the DuPont Company's Leominster, Massachusetts plant, 50 different styles and 16 color patterns are made.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_2424
Collection: DuPont Product Information photographs