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Castolite Company promotional mailers
The Castolite Company was a retail wholesaler of a clear, liquid plastic (or polyester resin) called "Castolite," which was used for casting, embedding, laminating, molding, or coating. The company was founded in 1948 by William Weers (1906-1976). Initially, the scientific community used Castolite for embedding biological specimens into clear, liquid plastic, among other scientific applications. The process became popular in the arts and crafts community, and hobby shops frequently sold Castolite. This small collection includes 1952 promotional sales materials for Castolite and its uses for making jewelry and other homemade creations; the purchaser could then sell their products for personal profit.
J.E. Rhoads & Sons, Inc. records
The leather manufacturing firm of J.E. Rhoads & Sons grew out of an eighteenth-century tanning operation on the Rhoads family homestead in Marple, Chester County (now Delaware County), Pa. Records cover the entire history of the firm from the 1720s through the 1960s. There is also substantial information on trade organizations in the leather industry and on members of the Rhoads family.
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- Rhoads, J. Edgar (Joseph Edgar), 1883-1981 1
- Rhoads, John B. (John Biddle), 1865-1911 1
- Rhoads, John, 1639-1701 1
- Rhoads, Jonathan E. (Jonathan Evans), 1830-1914 1
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- Rhoads, Philip G. (Philip Garrett) 1
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- Rhoads, Richard H. (Richard Harlan), 1909-2005 1
- Rhoads, William E. (William Evans), 1870-1945 1
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