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What was once a small powder
mill and later America's leading explosive manufacturer, is now
the world's largest chemical manufacturer. Du Pont has plants
in 28 states, subsidiary and affiliated companies in 19 foreign
countries, and approximately 100,000 employees and over 230,000
stockholders.
The Du Pont Company makes hundreds
of assorted products, ranging from antifreeze for automobiles
to packaging films for foods. so it's only natural that some
people find it difficult to "pigeon hole" the Company
in the industrial scheme of things. The picture is clearer, perhaps,
if you think of Du Pont as a firm that concentrates on research.
For research has made possible Du Pont's variety of new and improved
products for better living. Some of the more familiar products
of Du Pont research are featured in the "Wonderful World
of Chemistry." Forty-eight have been used in building and
furnishing this Pavilion.
CONICAL
ROOF TO CARPETS
For instance, the Du Pont sign,
lighting fixtures and red railing on the outside of the Pavilion
are made of LUCITE acrylic resins and monomer. So are the interior
lighting fixtures. The low, conical roof and the exterior of
the second floor are covered with TEDLAR PVF film, bonded to
the construction material for long, trouble-free protection.
The rest of the exterior surfaces are covered with LUCITE house
paint, and other Du Pont paints, and enamels.
As you enter either of the two
theaters and the Red Room, you walk on carpets that bear "501"
Certification. These colorful and long-wearing carpets are made
of Du Pont nylon. Underfoot comfort has been improved by a urethane
foam rug-underlay made with HYLENE organic isocyanates.
The seats in the Blue Theater
are covered with FABRILITE vinyl upholstery. The Gold Theater's
seats are upholstered in a specially designed fabric of ANTRON
nylon, which has been treated with ZE PEL fabric fluoridizer
for stain resistance. All theater seats are cushioned in molded
urethane foam made with HYLENE. the stage curtains are a woven
combination of metallic MYLAR polyester film and ORLON acrylic
fiber. And, the painted surfaces are LUCITE wall paint and DUCO
enamel.
REGAL
RED ROOM
When you move from either of
the two theaters into the regal Red Room and pass from the Red
Room to the outside again, you walk on a new kind of floor tile
made with HYPALON synthetic rubber, created specifically for
long-lasting beauty and comfort.
Besides LUCITE, Du Pont plastics
can be seen in the door knobs made of DELRIN acetal resin and
in hinges made with bearings of ZYTEL nylon. Nylon, of course,
was introduced by Du Pont in hosiery at the New York World's
Fair 25 years ago. Since then, its uses have ranged from fibers
for apparel to filaments for brushes. The Company's constant
improvement of this fiber can be seen in the stockings of new
CANTRECE nylon worn by Pavilion hostesses.
FIBERS
FOR FASHION
These young ladies' outfits also
feature some of the latest fabrics made of Du Pont fibers. Their
costumes were especially created by two of America's leading
designers of casual clothes. If you care to, ask our hostess
about their ensembles..
The Pavilion hosts are also outfitted
in the latest man's fabrics made of Du Pont fibers, and both
the hosts and hostesses wear shoes made of the newest in man-made
materials -- CORFAM poromeric material for shoe uppers that excel
in comfort, appearance, and long life.
These are a few of the Du Pont
products in the Du Pont Pavilion. Several of these same products
can be seen to special advantage elsewhere at the Fair . . .
be sure to see:
LUCITE house paint and LUCITE
wall paint, FLOW KOTE wall paint, DUCO enamel and DULUX enamel
on the modern home at the HOUSE OF GOOD TASTE.
SAVALUX fast colors and ZE PEL
fabric fluoridizer in upholstery and drapery materials at the
PAVILION OF AMERICAN INTERIORS.
DACRON, ORLON and Du Pont Nylon
at the PAVILION OF AMERICAN INTERIORS and the BETTER LIVING PAVILION.
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Your
trip to the New York World's Fair isn't complete without a visit
to the Du Pont Pavilion for a fascinating, fast-moving swing
through the "Wonderful World of Chemistry." ~ The
first act of the popular Du Pont show is a lively musical revue
performed simultaneously in the Blue and Gold Theaters. In an
exciting new theatrical technique, singers and dancers on stage
interplay with other singers and dancers on moving motion picture
screens. so, if you think you see a dancer on stage hand a flower
to a dancer on film, be assured those around you are seeing the
same thing. ~
You'll meet the curious caveman
who started it all; the Greek philosophers who couldn't agree
on the nature of nature; Grocer Goodfellow and his poaching cat;
and the slightly giddy Mrs. Weston, who knows a little less than
the rest of us about chemistry. ~
There are beautiful
girls modeling breath- taking fashions created by
highlight
some of Du Pont's most exciting developments. ~ No
fewer than eight groups totaling 40 performers are needed to
stage this part of the Du Pont show 48 times daily . . . or 8,640
times during the season. ~
Following the musical revue, you
move into the dazzling Red Room for demonstrations of chemical
wizardry. ~
The Red Room performers show you
the magic of chemistry by such demonstrations as the making of
nylon fiber right before you eyes. You'll see a performer place
on his hand a piece of metal heated to 1800 degrees, protected
by a sheet of insulating material only one-eighth of an inch
thick. ~
You will witness curious and startling
reactions, such as the mixing together of two clear liquids which
suddenly and on signal turn black. You will see a liquid change
color many times as it is poured from one container to another,
and you will marvel at the strange and beautiful effect of chemiluminesence.
These and many other astounding phenomena from the "Wonderful
World of Chemistry" are featured
in the Red Room. ~
This entertaining look at the versatility
of chemistry is augmented by the splendor of its setting and
the music of a modern quintet.
