Plastic In The 1930's

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Plastic was still in its infancy, but was considered to be the savior of its industry. The manufacturing of it gave hope to the American people for a better future. People in the 1930’s found its resistance to humidity and sturdy pliability unique. Though wide use of plastic did not come until later on, the "miracle" material's outlook seemed bright, as manufacturers scrambled to deeds for the sake of
Americans were options for a wide from germ-free utensils to car replacement teeth. plastic was that it from nature, nor back into its
Plastics were the design, and the
Corporation led the charge to convince most manufacturers that plastic was both trendy and practical at the time, as proved by the success of plastic radio casings. The utopian

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