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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Fabrics and Finishes Department

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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

DuPont Company automotive color bulletins

 Collection
Accession: 2023-222
Abstract:

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company is a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont Company. The Fabrics and Finishes Department produced DuPont's consumer lines of paints and finishes. Duco was a durable, quick-drying lacquer used for appliances. It was the standard finish for General Motors (GM) vehicles. Dulux was glossier, which made it more popular than Duco. This is a small collection of automotive color bulletins from the DuPont Company Finishes Division, Refinish Sales unit. The bulletins are arranged by model of vehicle. They were grouped together in binders over several years, presumably to show buyers or prospective buyers the color options available for each model car each year. The bulk of dates covered are 1935 to 1959 and 1968 to 1986.

Dates: 1930s-1970s

DuPont Corfam® photographs

 Collection
Accession: 2011-206
Abstract:

Corfam® was a synthetic substitute for leather. Collection consists of photographs related to the development and manufacture of DuPont's Corfam® synthetic leather at the Newburgh, New York Corfam® pilot plant and research facility.

Dates: 1964

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, finishes facilities and retail paint stores album

 Collection
Accession: 2023-223
Abstract:

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company is a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont Company. The Fabrics and Finishes Department produced DuPont's consumer lines of paints and finishes. Duco was a durable, quick-drying lacquer used for appliances. It was the standard finish for GM vehicles. Dulux was glossier, which made it more popular than Duco. Lucite paint was introduced in the 1950s and was less expensive and more durable than its predecessors. This small collection consists of one album of photographs of finishes facilities (i.e., Refinish Service Warehouses/wholesale) and retail paint stores.

Dates: 1935-1971

Strother MacMinn's Cars of Tomorrow prints

 Collection
Accession: 1997-268
Abstract:

Strother MacMinn (1918-1998) was a designer, writer and influential teacher of automotive design. He assisted in the design of automobiles at General Motors, Opel, and Oldsmobile. But his main position was as an instructor of automotive design at the distinguished Art Center College of Design in California. These are six prints of car models designed by MacMinn for DuPont.

Dates: circa 1950

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Finishes and finishing 2
Automobile industry and trade 1
Automobiles -- Design and construction 1
Automobiles -- Painting 1
Display of merchandise 1