A Lincoln Zephyr powered by a V-12 engine (left) was joined by two newly introduced Mercury cars (note banner on wall) at this Spokane, WA dealership in the fall of 1938. The new Mercury, powered by a V-8 engine, was introduced by Ford Motor...
Aim ray at absenteeism: "Industrial Ultraviolet Ray Solarium", aimed at reducing absenteeism in war plants, is official name for the merry-go-round system of artificial sunlight irradiation (above) introduced by the Hanovia Chemical & Mfg. Co.,...
This tri-motored Boeing 80-A, shown flying over Chicago, seemed a veritable "winged marvel" when introduced to air travelers in 1928 on the Chicago-San Francisco route of Boeing Air Transport, a predecessor company of United Air Lines
The TRK-12 was RCA's most expensive television in 1939, and the best selling model of the 4 models introduced at the 1939 World's Fair. It sold for $600.00. The cabinet was designed by John Vassos, a well-known industrial designer.
For the first time in almost four years, new passenger cars emerged from Studebaker assembly lines, today. The company had been ready to produce automobiles for 13 weeks, but a labor dispute in the plant of a major parts supplier held up...
Close up of south face of Brookhaven Reactor-Through these holes in the south face of the Brookhaven reactor are introduced tons of pure uranium metal. Once in the graphite moderator of the reactor proper, uranium atoms fission, or spilt, in a...
Introduced in the fall of 1954 the two passenger Thunderbird was Americas first volume built personal car and quickly caught the publics eye. Present day collectors have made it one of the most prized of modern era special interest cars.
Introduced in 1935, the Lincoln Zephyr was a product of the new styling department organized by Edsel Ford. Its sleek design, highlighted by a wedge shaped grille, headlights that blended into the fenders and virtual elimination of running boards,...
In April of 1964 Ford introduced what it billed as a low priced, four passenger sports car. Its sporty look and peppy performance gave it stron appeal to youthful car buyers.
Hailed as a styling masterpiece virtually from the moment it was introduced on October 2, 1939 the Lincoln Continental was distinctive offshoot of the Lincoln Zephyr series, developed under the leadership of Edsel Ford. It was in effect eh Mark I,...
Designed for the growing number of middle income buyers, the Mercury car line was introduced in the fall of 1938 effectively filling Ford Motor Companys product lineup between the Ford at the popular priced end of the sale and the Lincoln Zephyr at...
For photographing the human voice and reproducing it, not as a picture but as the actual sound of the voice itself, a new device known as the Pallo-Photo-Phone has been perfected by Charles A. Hoxie of the General Electric Company. It is regarded...
Monolon, new trolling line for fresh and salt water fishing, features fine Monel metal wire braided around a nylon monofilament core. Made by Braided Wire Products Company of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, the new line is non-corroding, extremely...
This spun nylon sweater, soft and warm as fine wool, has the advantage of not shrinking when laundered. Short lengths of the synthetic fiber are spun into soft fuzzy threads to produce a woolly effect. Introduced on a small scale before the war,...
This complex equipment at the DuPont Company's Belle Works, Belle, West Virginia turns the chemical elements of coal, air and water into chemicals used by other DuPont plants as raw materials for the manufacture of nylon. Process improvements,...
A Dycril photopolymer printing plate gets a final check after being processed in less than 20 minutes. The plate is now ready for the press. DuPont introduced Dycril in 1957 and has invested more than $10 million over a twelve year period in the...
Although Mylar polyester film was introduced by DuPont more than 12 years ago, research on this product continues. Here in the Film Department's Research and Development Laboratory at the Circleville, Ohio plant, a research chemist makes a modified...
Neoprene is manufactured around the clock in this DuPont plant at Louisville, Kentucky. The company sells the crude neoprene to rubber product manufacturers who combine it with other ingredients to make a variety of finished goods. When DuPont...
Neoprene is manufactured around the clock in this DuPont plant at Montague, Michigan. When DuPont introduced neoprene in 1932, it sold for $1.05 a pound. Now, due to increased use and improved processes for manufacture, neoprene sells for well...
