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The No-plaster Cast

Date released

1968

Series name

London Line (Colour series 2)

Issue no

45

NoS ID

350263

Story no

3 / 3

COI synopsis: ... remember the misery of the plaster cast? British researchers have developed an ultra-lightweight plastic foam so that it can be moulded as casts for broke limbs and a multitude of surgical...

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Circular House is US Latest

Date released

28 Mar 1946

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1573

NoS ID

039954

Story no

4 / 5

Prefab metal and plastic dwelling, incorporating revolutionary fittings, is sensation in America.

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Surprise Solution: Tubular Wells

Series name

Living Tomorrow

Issue no

273

NoS ID

326084

Story no

2 / 3

COI synopsis: How to avoid the agonies of removing a dressing; the expense of replacing a water pump that’s dropped from a corroded pipe. How students spread throughout the country can have a classroom...

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Keep It Simple: Plastic Bridges

Date released

1981

Series name

Living Tomorrow

Issue no

266

NoS ID

326062

Story no

1 / 4

COI synopsis: The most efficient way to deal with a problem is not always the most expensive or complicated. Good business sense is at work in today’s programme, with simple but excellent solutions to very...

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Plastics

Date released

3 Dec 1945

Series name

World Pictorial News

Issue no

239

NoS ID

156473

Story no

2 / 4

Domestic uses of plastics - kitchen equipment. Uses of plastic in shoes and millinery.

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Snolene

Date released

1970

Series name

Living Tomorrow

Issue no

57

NoS ID

351072

Story no

4 / 4

COI synopsis: Plastic film again - this time as an artificial surface for snowless cross-country skiers.

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Sir Thomas Lipton Boat

Date released

1968

Series name

Calendar

Issue no

251

NoS ID

324173

Story no

7 / 7

COI synopsis: Favourite for this year’s single-handed trans-Atlantic race has computer-aided navigation - and a plastic foam hull.

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Plastic Bricks

Date released

1967

Series name

London Line

Issue no

147

NoS ID

326369

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Down To The Sea In Plastic Ships

Date released

1967

Series name

London Line (Colour series 1)

Issue no

8

NoS ID

326094

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Fibre From Film

Date released

1970

Series name

Living Tomorrow

Issue no

57

NoS ID

351071

Story no

3 / 4

COI synopsis: Stretch a piece of plastic film and lo and behold you have a textile material ideal for carpets, curtains, twine - even knitwear!

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