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Word: rotproof (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Unlike other reinforced plastics which must be built up layer after layer, Scotchply can be worked like wood or molded like metal; it is shatterproof, rotproof, waterproof, can be sawed, drilled, cemented or polished. As production began last week, the company saw a potential market for Scotchply in everything from air frames to auto parts and delicate printed circuits. The one drawback: its current high price of $2 a lb., which the company hopes to cut down with mass production...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOODS & SERVICES: The Bottomless Hat | 12/6/1954 | See Source »

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