Pressman Thomas McElhane distributes ink onto rollers of a flat bed press at DuPont's new Pigments Sales Service Laboratory at Chestnut Run, near Wilmington, Delaware. By means of a split roller, two colors can be printed simultaneously. The...
Pressman Thomas McElhane distributes ink onto rollers of a flat bed press at DuPont's new Pigments Sales Service Laboratory at Chestnut Run, near Wilmington, Delaware. By means of a split roller, two colors can be printed simultaneously. The...
From caption: "Photograph of interior of room on first floor of west end of office Pigments Department's Plant, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Newport, Delaware."
From caption: "Photograph of mantel face in room on first floor of east end of Office of Pigments Department's Plant, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Newport, Delaware."
Newsletter documenting the history of DuPont's Newport, Delaware pigments plant. Lithographed by Cann Printing of Wilmington, Delaware. Item 9 of 23 from DuPont Plant Histories scrapbook.
Fundamental research project in properties of pigments conducted by this physical chemist at the DuPont Company's Experimental Station using a linear accelerator. In the experiment, a high vacuum line is used with a volatile compound in contact...
Textile research at DuPont's new Pigments Sales Service Laboratory at Chestnut Run. Here a technical service representative winds pigmented acetate fiber on mirror cards. They are used for color comparison and for sample books. DuPont color...
Tensile strength machine in the titanium metals area at DuPont's new Pigments Sales Service Laboratory. Machine tests strength and ductility of metals and alloys at temperatures up to 1800 degrees Fahrenheit. Furnace at right provides heat. The...
The versatility of titanium tetrachloride, the liquid in the large flask, was exemplified by the exhibit of the many products made from it by the Pigments Department, which was shown visitors to the dedication of the $30,000,000 addition to the...
Typed caption: "Pigment is mixed with paint vehicle at DuPont's Pigments Sales Service Laboratory at Chestnut Run. Here operator feeds mixture into three-roll mill, which grinds the pigment and disperses it uniformly through the paint vehicle. The...
Excerpt from the June 1952 issue of the Newark Spectrum newsletter from DuPont's Newark, New Jersey pigments plant. Article titles: Newark Plant History; First Impressions; Du Pont Sesqui-Centennial. Item 7 of 23 from DuPont Plant Histories...
Artificial rubber industry; Chemical industry; Explosives; Factories; Nylon; Paint industry; Plastics industry; Rayon; Research; Textile industry
Booklet documenting the expansion of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company's manufacturing facilities during the post-World War II period. Includes information and images related to the following projects: expansion of the Experimental Station in...
Plastics extruder in operation at DuPont's new Pigments Sales Service Laboratory at Chestnut Run. The plastics industry is a growing market for both titanium dioxide white pigment and many types of colored pigments. Here pigmented plastics are...
The versatility of titanium tetrachloride, the liquid in the large flask, was exemplified by the exhibit of the many products made from it by the Pigments Department, which was shown to visitors to the dedication of the $30,000,000 addition to the...
Mass pigmentation of textile fibers at DuPont's New Pigments Sales Service Laboratory. Here single end spinning machine is used for making viscose rayon pigmented with a new fade resistant 'Monastral' red. In this technique, color is put into the...
A ball grinding machine used for grinding pigments for inks. The pigment is placed in the jar with the stainless steel balls and the jar is then clamped in the machine and revolved for a number of hours to obtain a fine grinding. The ball grinding...
Protected by asbestos hat, mask and gloves, an operator lights the fire in a laboratory calciner, or kiln for calcining experimental batches of pigment at the Edge moor , Delaware pigments plant of the DuPont Company,
Colors Grinding Lab in DuPont's new Pigments Sales Service Laboratory at Chestnut Run. In this section of the $5,000,000 building, modern facilities are available for preparing tailor made pigments for customers in the paint, plastics, paper, ink,...
