Re:Plastics
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In a message dated 1/10/2003 2:46:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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Resource Center, which plans group trips and community learning threoughout
New England, and they planned the trip. We did five workshops: Environmental
Aspects, the Hall of Fame (you know you've made it in life when you've been
named to the Plastics Hall of Fame), and artist shared Plastics carving, and
the coolest were the last two, Polymer Chemistry and Engineering.
Chemistry was taught by this COOL Norwegian retired teacher who LOVES
Chemistry and loves that she gets to share it without worrying about kids
grades, etc. She prefers to be called Grammy because she feels that lots of
people are afraid of Chemistry, and learning about it from someone named
Grammy makes it seem cozier. The workshop was totally hands-on.
The Engineering thing was taught by a cool many who LOVED all the cool
plastics machines that had been donated. My son had his sneaker
shrink-wrapped (a good thing in the case of my son's smelly sneaker), and we
had a mission to use heat guns and plastics to engineer a bottle. I have to
say, the hands- on activities were FAR from lame, unusual for people working
with kids.
It's a cool place.
Kathryn
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[email protected] writes:
> So how was the plastics museum??It was a blast, actually. We have a cool organization up here, The Family
>
Resource Center, which plans group trips and community learning threoughout
New England, and they planned the trip. We did five workshops: Environmental
Aspects, the Hall of Fame (you know you've made it in life when you've been
named to the Plastics Hall of Fame), and artist shared Plastics carving, and
the coolest were the last two, Polymer Chemistry and Engineering.
Chemistry was taught by this COOL Norwegian retired teacher who LOVES
Chemistry and loves that she gets to share it without worrying about kids
grades, etc. She prefers to be called Grammy because she feels that lots of
people are afraid of Chemistry, and learning about it from someone named
Grammy makes it seem cozier. The workshop was totally hands-on.
The Engineering thing was taught by a cool many who LOVED all the cool
plastics machines that had been donated. My son had his sneaker
shrink-wrapped (a good thing in the case of my son's smelly sneaker), and we
had a mission to use heat guns and plastics to engineer a bottle. I have to
say, the hands- on activities were FAR from lame, unusual for people working
with kids.
It's a cool place.
Kathryn
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In a message dated 1/10/03 2:01:21 PM, KathrynJB@... writes:
<< the Hall of Fame (you know you've made it in life when you've been
named to the Plastics Hall of Fame) >>
I've heard the small Tupperware cup (like the sipper seal fits on) is in some
national or international design hall of fame.
Sounds fun!
Sandra
<< the Hall of Fame (you know you've made it in life when you've been
named to the Plastics Hall of Fame) >>
I've heard the small Tupperware cup (like the sipper seal fits on) is in some
national or international design hall of fame.
Sounds fun!
Sandra
Betsy
**I've heard the small Tupperware cup (like the sipper seal fits on) is
in some
national or international design hall of fame. **
I wonder if the Smithsonian has a curator of plastics?
Betsy
in some
national or international design hall of fame. **
I wonder if the Smithsonian has a curator of plastics?
Betsy
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In a message dated 1/10/03 5:02:07 PM, ecsamhill@... writes:
<< I wonder if the Smithsonian has a curator of plastics? >>
I know David Allison who's curator of the history of computers. Used to be
the whole technology thing, but I think he's organizing the history of
computers now. Or was a couple of years ago.
He's from SC, but married Ymelda Martinez, who was my first (one lesson)
guitar teacher. My only guitar teacher. <g> I always say she taught me to
play guitar and it embarrasses her, but she did! I needed to know what the
terminology was in the book, and what the notation meant. I'd seen and heard
my mom play it all my life, but she did it with a pick and I wanted to
fingerpick. So Ymelda showed me how to fingerpick and I was off!
What was that stuff made out of pre-WWII that was like plastic? I guess it
was plastic. But it was HARD and kinda crumbly after a while. They made
brushes and mirror handles out of it, and sometimes jewelry boxes and little
stuff like that. I think I always saw it look kind of pearlescent, white or
light pink. But I can't think of its name.
And Bakelite, that was black and they made heatproof trays out of it. Like
the trays under steak trays.
Those should be in the Smithsonian History of Plastic place. <b>
And Spoolies. Remember little curlers (those of you who're old enough) from
the 60's that looked kinda like little flying saucers when they were closed?
Sandra
<< I wonder if the Smithsonian has a curator of plastics? >>
I know David Allison who's curator of the history of computers. Used to be
the whole technology thing, but I think he's organizing the history of
computers now. Or was a couple of years ago.
He's from SC, but married Ymelda Martinez, who was my first (one lesson)
guitar teacher. My only guitar teacher. <g> I always say she taught me to
play guitar and it embarrasses her, but she did! I needed to know what the
terminology was in the book, and what the notation meant. I'd seen and heard
my mom play it all my life, but she did it with a pick and I wanted to
fingerpick. So Ymelda showed me how to fingerpick and I was off!
What was that stuff made out of pre-WWII that was like plastic? I guess it
was plastic. But it was HARD and kinda crumbly after a while. They made
brushes and mirror handles out of it, and sometimes jewelry boxes and little
stuff like that. I think I always saw it look kind of pearlescent, white or
light pink. But I can't think of its name.
And Bakelite, that was black and they made heatproof trays out of it. Like
the trays under steak trays.
Those should be in the Smithsonian History of Plastic place. <b>
And Spoolies. Remember little curlers (those of you who're old enough) from
the 60's that looked kinda like little flying saucers when they were closed?
Sandra
Jocelyn Vilter
On 1/10/03 6:58 PM, "SandraDodd@..." <SandraDodd@...> wrote:
jocelyn
> What was that stuff made out of pre-WWII that was like plastic? I guess itCelluloid?
> was plastic. But it was HARD and kinda crumbly after a while. They made
> brushes and mirror handles out of it, and sometimes jewelry boxes and little
> stuff like that. I think I always saw it look kind of pearlescent, white or
> light pink. But I can't think of its name.
jocelyn
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I'm glad you remembered the name! Now I can find photos.
Celluloid knife handles
http://www.oregonknifeclub.org/celluloid.html
WOOHOO!!
flammable.
Pyro issues AND plastics trivia!
Celluloid knife handles
http://www.oregonknifeclub.org/celluloid.html
WOOHOO!!
flammable.
Pyro issues AND plastics trivia!
waptia <[email protected]>
--- In [email protected], SandraDodd@a... wrote:
On Ebay:
Home > All Categories > Jewelry, Gems & Watches > Costume Jewelry >
Vintage > Vintage > Bakelite, Plastics
Peggy
>Bakelite?
> In a message dated 1/10/03 8:07:30 PM, jocelyn@v... writes:
>
> << Celluloid? >>
>
> Yes.
> Thanks!
On Ebay:
Home > All Categories > Jewelry, Gems & Watches > Costume Jewelry >
Vintage > Vintage > Bakelite, Plastics
Peggy
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In a message dated 1/10/03 9:06:31 PM, peggy@... writes:
<< On Ebay:
Home > All Categories > Jewelry, Gems & Watches > Costume Jewelry >
Vintage > Vintage > Bakelite, Plastics >>
BACK, evil temptress,
I rebuke thee.
(It's a fascinating thought, but I'm not going to e-bay where the sirens call
me to dash my credit card upon the rocks.)
<< On Ebay:
Home > All Categories > Jewelry, Gems & Watches > Costume Jewelry >
Vintage > Vintage > Bakelite, Plastics >>
BACK, evil temptress,
I rebuke thee.
(It's a fascinating thought, but I'm not going to e-bay where the sirens call
me to dash my credit card upon the rocks.)
Jocelyn Vilter
On 1/10/03 7:16 PM, "SandraDodd@..." <SandraDodd@...> wrote:
jocelyn
>Mmmmmm, fire...
> WOOHOO!!
>
> flammable.
>
> Pyro issues AND plastics trivia!
jocelyn
Fetteroll
on 1/10/03 9:58 PM, SandraDodd@... at SandraDodd@... wrote:
to be heat proof, but perhaps that's because I don't get into heated
conversations on the phone so it's not a problem I'd ever encounter.
Joyce
> And Bakelite, that was black and they made heatproof trays out of it.And phones! I remember one of those. Not quite sure why a phone would need
to be heat proof, but perhaps that's because I don't get into heated
conversations on the phone so it's not a problem I'd ever encounter.
Joyce
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In a message dated 1/10/2003 9:18:02 PM Central Standard Time,
SandraDodd@... writes:
knife-handles and then this:
Tuck
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SandraDodd@... writes:
> http://www.oregonknifeclub.org/celluloid.htmlThat was incredibly interesting. And well written. Paragraphs about
knife-handles and then this:
> Norman Chappelie is an industrial chemist in Eugene, Oregon, who seems toHar har!
> have a good handle on the celluloid subject.
>
>
Tuck
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In a message dated 1/12/03 10:07:03 AM, Tuckervill@... writes:
<< > Norman Chappelie is an industrial chemist in Eugene, Oregon, who seems
to
COOL.
Yes that article made something I could have gone my whole life without
knowing become something now I care about and will look for!
Sandra
<< > Norman Chappelie is an industrial chemist in Eugene, Oregon, who seems
to
> have a good handle on the celluloid subject. >>I glossed right over it!
COOL.
Yes that article made something I could have gone my whole life without
knowing become something now I care about and will look for!
Sandra
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In a message dated 1/12/2003 11:32:09 AM Central Standard Time,
SandraDodd@... writes:
Tuck
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SandraDodd@... writes:
> Yes that article made something I could have gone my whole life withoutI can't wait to find an old pocketknife and set it on fire! lol.
> knowing become something now I care about and will look for!
>
>
Tuck
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