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GAY SPATTER. <-<


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One of my favorite images is a spectrum of color, especially common in the forties and fifties with the explosion of artificial dyes, colored plastics, and the inks to print advertisements for them.

Monsanto, 1939


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Harbutt's Plasticine, circa 1900

Cool article HERE


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Wallace & Gromit were always vintage in a way, but "A Grand Day Out" (dir. Nick Park, 1989), counts as vintage for us.


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Pliofilm, 1946

WRAP ALL THE THINGS


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Pliofilm, 1948


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B R I G H T  C O L O R S !

Day-Glo, 1960  (from Switzer Bros. Inc.)


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Pliofilm was a clear plastic (rubber hydrochloride) developed by Goodyear, used for wrapping and storage (and clothing!).  They made a great series of ads, of which I've found barely half.  If you discover more (there's another similar series of which I have only 2, as well), please let us know.

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