Word: resinous
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...plastic boat drawing less than two feet of water when loaded to its five-ton capacity has been built for the Army by the Englander Co. Constructed in bolted sections, the craft can be taken apart for air shipment. The 1½-in.-thick hull of resin-treated cotton duck sandwiched between layers of Fiberglas is five times stronger than steel of equal thickness, only a fourth as heavy...
...Blatz Brewing Co. and Pabst. The Blatz carton, made of cardboard laminated to aluminum foil, carries a dozen cans of beer, has a Pliofilm bag along the bottom for ice, and sells for 15?. The Pabst carton (no extra cost) is a regular 24-can case lined with waterproof, resin-impregnated paper. Crushed ice, scattered among the cans, chills beer in 30 minutes...
Chemical Cushion. A new cushioning material made from a polyester resin (the basis of Dacron) was put on the market by Hudson Foam Plastics Co., Yonkers, N.Y. Mattresses of foam polyester will have to be only about 1½ in. thick, v. 4 in. for foam rubber...
Also: "Grind to a powder the seed of the carpenter plant, the gum resin of the markazi plant, and thyme, then dissolve it in beer and let the man drink...
...Reichhold has not taken his eyes from his main objective: running his company to keep prices low. With his new resin, developed by the same Dr. Hoenel who perfected his original resin, he expects to help automakers trim $5 from the cost of painting an average car (now about $15 to $20). If his sales grow as fast as he thinks they will, Reichhold plans to cut his profits to 1%. Says he: "We want to be the A & P of the chemical industry...