As an employee of “The Haas”, this warms the cockles of my heart!

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You can throw all the stones you want in a Plexiglas house

Rohm and Haas Company, 1947

Used during the war for bomber noses and other enclosures on every type of Army and Navy plane, as well as airplane windshields, canopies, and gun turrets, Plexiglas became known as “aviation’s standard transparent plastic.” In this short film, showcasing the “Dream Suite of Tomorrow”, the plastics industry makes the transition from military applications to peacetime uses. New technical developments in synthetic materials during the 1940s brought about futuristic designs for the home, and in a limitless range of colors, too. Wonder & marvel abound.

This clip is part of the Prelinger Archives and can be found on the Internet Archive

“Looking ahead, through Plexiglas brings a glimpse into a wonderful tomorrow. A tomorrow where this crystal clear plastic turns its amazing characteristics to beautifying the home to sweep away traditional styling in interior architecture.

Planned by the Rohm and Haas Company, pioneers and principal producers of acrylic plastics, to show architects, designers, and homeowners just how Plexiglas can add to the beauty and comfort of the home, this home of tomorrow, this dream suite reveals new uses for plexiglas in walls, doors, and fixtures, glamorous effects in accessories and fittings all inviting and warm to the touch, amazingly light in weight, yet strong and shatter resistant.

Here is comfortable and practical living built around the amazing properties of the most glamorous plastic of all, Plexiglas. Here is great service in industry built around the versatility of this war-famed plastic, Plexiglas. Here too is an exciting challenge to the imagination, and a vision of things to come when you are looking ahead through Plexiglas.”

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