Experiencing Plastics – Page 3 – The Plastics Historical Society

Keratin Kitsch

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The discussion that followed the recent talk to the PHS to which the author refers showed clearly that what is for one person 'kitsch' (dictionary definition: 'work in any of the arts that is pretentious [...]

Keratin Kitsch admin 2016-12-06T05:35:31+00:00

MYSTERY OBJECT

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MYSTERY OBJECT Hello Sailor(s) In our last edition (June 2012), we showed a little sailor made of vulcanized rubber. He is in fact one of a set of skittles (Figure 1). Irene Cornelius correctly [...]

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Plastics Repair Update 1

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With reference to Paul Clark's article on the repair of plastics (plastiquarian 3) he mentions a proprietary adhesive called Poly Zap and says that it is specifically formulated for adhering certain plastics including nylon. In [...]

Plastics Repair Update 1 admin 2016-12-06T05:35:34+00:00

Plastics Repair Update 2

admin 2016-12-06T05:35:34+00:00

This letter is prompted by the Repair Update article in plastiquarian 5. The information given is a good introduction to the subject for someone who is inexperienced in repairing plastics. However, some of the recommendations [...]

Plastics Repair Update 2 admin 2016-12-06T05:35:34+00:00