1940 Print Phthalic Anhydride Workers American Cyanamid Synthetic Plastic FZ2 XGIC5 decorative

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Keywords specific to this image: Charles de Montmorency

Earl of Aberdeen

Nichols & Co

1940 Print Phthalic Anhydride Workers American Cyanamid Synthetic Plastic FZ2 XGIC5 decorativeThis is an original 1940 halftone print of workers at the American Cyanamid Company working with crystals of phthalic anhydride. The substance is used in large scale productions of plastics. The American Cyanamid Company was a large chemical manufacturer and was founded in 1907 by Frank Washburn. Divisions of the company include Lederle Laboratories, Davis & Geck, Old Spice, Breck, Pine Sol and Melmac. Currently, the company is known as Cytec.