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Apparatus Used to Discover Polyethylene, 1933.

Apparatus Used to Discover Polyethylene, 1933.

1933
Triangular polythene medallion

Triangular polythene medallion

1938
Polythene pill box

Polythene pill box

1936
Sample of extruded polyethylene, 1938

Sample of extruded polyethylene, 1938

1938
Pilot plant equipment for the manufacture of polythene, 1938.

Pilot plant equipment for the manufacture of polythene, 1938.

1936-1938
Pilot plant equipment for the manufacture of polythene, 1938.

Pilot plant equipment for the manufacture of polythene, 1938.

1936-1938
Segment of casing from sectioned nine litre reaction vessel, by WRD Manning and SG Marshall at ICI (Alkali) Limited, Northwich, Cheshire, England, 1936-1938. This vessel was used to produce the first ton of polyethylene in December 1938.

Segment of casing for Pilot plant equipment for the manufacture of polythene, 1938.

1936-1938