Laser assisted machining is one of several advanced techniques being explored at the General Electric Research and Development Center in Schenectady, N.Y. to improve productivity and lower costs in the metalworking industry. In their experiments,...
This picture shows some fabrics tested at a DuPont laboratory. Untreated, an undyed piece of tent fabric (second from left) shows rich growth of mold after 21 days contact with culture. Piece in center, treated, was protected.
A lacquered steel cabinet for a young mans study shows the adaptability of this material in the modern home. The piece is strictly utilitarian yet its design is such that an attractive simplicity is achieved, the only decoration being a design...
This picture shows some fabrics tested at a DuPont laboratory. Untreated and undyed piece of tent fabric (second from left) shows rich growth of mold after 21 days contact with culture. Piece in center, treated, was protected.
Typed caption: This princess line, top silhouette new from Paris this spring, is beautifully sculptured by Guy Laroche in this stunning two piece dinner costume. Only a shirred peplum around the bottom of the extra long jacket interrupts the...
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This is the Armys newest tank, the Patton 48, described as the most modern medium tank ever made for our troops. The new combat vehicle has just been unveiled at the Chrysler Delaware Tank Plant where it was built. Design of the tank was completed...
This is the Armys newest tank, the Patton 48, described as the most modern medium tank ever made for our troops. The new combat vehicle has just been unveiled at the Chrysler Delaware Tank Plant where it was built. Design of the tank was completed...
Two of RCA Victor's famous staff of television research engineers, Dr. V.K. Zworykin (left) and E.W. Engstrom, examine a new piece of equipment at the Camden Laboratories.
Chicopee MA-Spring is here and hard on its heels is the season for baseball, Americas favorite sport. Already the factories that manufacture baseballs are busily turning out a supply to meet the demand. These photographs, made at the A.G. Spalding...
Ford surprised the auto industry by bringing out a low priced car with a V8 engine whose engine block was cast in one piece. At prices ranging from $460 to $650, the swift and stylish V8 gave Ford a performance reputation that helped carry it...
Republic Steel Corporation Research Center. Using a micro drill to obtain a sample of a specific area of a test piece such as a certain grain or impurity in the metal.
Hypodermic needles bubs molded of DuPont Zytel nylon resin resist corrosion and are not affected by repeated sterilization. The hub, fitted to the end of a glass syringe, is the removable piece in which the needle is mounted. The resiliency of...
New in the medical field is a hypodermic needle bun of nylon which makes good use of the hygienic characteristics of the plastic This hub, fitted to the end of a glass syringe, is the removable piece in which the needles in mount. Chosen during the...
A flyer block of nylon, used in textile machinery, travels as fast as 15,000 revolutions per minute without lubrication. Attached to a spindle in the spinning operation, the flyer clock holds wires which provide necessary tension to the yarn. The...
DuPont's Kinston, North Carolina plant is one of two plants where Dacron polyester fiber is made. The other is located at Old Hickory Tennessee. Bothe Kinston and Old Hickory plants maintain a textile laboratory. The view here shows part of the...
This roving frame in the staple processing laboratory at DuPont's Kinston, North Carolina plant where Dacron polyester fiber is made, is spinning yarn from this fiber. The roving frame is the third step in spinning staple fiber into yarn and this...
DuPont's Kinston, North Carolina plant is one of two plants where Dacron polyester fiber is made. The other is located at Old Hickory Tennessee. Bothe Kinston and Old Hickory plants maintain a textile laboratory. The view here shows part of the...
Formed in one piece, this popcorn vending machine top of Lucite acrylic resin incorporates many improvements over the old type fixture. Measuring 34 inches wide, 27 inches deep and 14 inches high, the top is one of the largest one-piece, die-formed...
