Word: plastically
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...intuitively reached the same decision," one of them said later. "Maybe the burgomaster's action can be explained, but for us it's indefensible. The Lipchitz is a fine bit of plastic art, and, anyway, not many people realized what it represented. Most everybody thought it was a turtle." Another added: "The Couple was a pretty statue, and it looked just fine the way it stood there. I don't know what the burgomaster should have done, but it was a real nice show and it's a pity it had to end this...
...Plastic Trucks. A molded, single-piece plastic refrigerator body for trucks was announced by Heil Co., Milwaukee. Heil says its "Frigid-Van" maintains lower temperatures longer, needs only half the usual insulation, has 20% more load space, keeps out moisture. The plastic also whips two major refrigerator-truck life shorteners: rust and corrosion. Price per 12-ft. body...
Teacher of Righteousness and Jesus Christ (TIME, April 2), scroll snobs reminded one another that Allegro, though his surmises seemed wild, had been one of the few to study the copper scrolls when they were opened (by coating them with plastic and slitting them into strips). Perhaps, they whispered, his high-wire speculations would prove to be sound after...
...around the water's edge were giant-sized symbols of Mexico's people, their past oppressors and future hopes; beneath the water was an intricate pattern of teeming protoplasmic life. Rivera confidently predicted that his water-washed mural, Water, Origin of Life, painted with a mixture of plastic polystyrene in the fresco pigment, then varnished with transparent rubber, was good for 40 years at least...
...billion sq. ft. of plywood a year, plywood sales have increased 20% faster than even those of the booming aluminum industry in the past 15 years. Manufacturers have also pioneered a host of new products, from low-priced particle board, made of chips and shavings, to weatherproof, plastic-coated plywood and porcelain-faced colored panels (choice of nine) for bathrooms or exterior remodeling. The biggest push for wood products, in an era of self-service selling, comes from U.S. industry's heightened awareness of eye-catching packaging, and a wide range of new products, e.g., wet-proof, rodentproof, flameproof...