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 For Immediate Release
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The Formica Corporation of Cincinnati, a subsidiary of American
Cyanamid Company, announced the signing of an agreement to exhibit
a seven-room, 2,600 sq. ft. house at the New York 1964-1965 World's
Fair.
The house, to be placed on a fully-landscaped half-acre plot,
is being planned by Emil A. Schmidlin, architect, and Miss Ellis
Leigh, designer, both of East Orange, New Jersey, it was announced
by Walter A. Smith, president of Formica.
The Formica exhibit, situated on a hill at the Flushing Meadow
site, will bear the address 64-65 Hilltop Lane.
In addition to demonstrating the application of all Formica
laminated plastic products, the house will serve as a showcase
for other Cyanamid consumer products. Besides the house itself,
7,000 more sq.ft. of space will be used to detail such products
as Creslan acrylic fiber, Melmac quality melamine dinnerware,
Acrylite decorative sheet, Skydome skylights and chemical aids
for the farm and garden.
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Source: Fair
News, Vol. 1, No. 7, December 20, 1962, p. 7
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Officials of the Formica Corporation of Cincinnati,
their architect and their designer, examine plans for the seven-room
"Hilltop House" to be erected by the American Cyanamid
Company subsidiary of the New York World's Fair of 1964-1965.
Left to right: Dr. John F. Nobis, director of commercial development
for Formica, who has been named director of all World's Fair
activities for the company; Miss Ellis Leigh, designer; Walter
S. Smith, president of Formica, and Emil A. Schmidlin, architect. |
Architectural model of the Formica
World's Fair House
SOURCE: Commercial
Transparency by Photo Lab, Inc., Washington, DC
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Source: NY
World's Fair Progress Report Number 7, January 24, 1963,
p. 15
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Bird's-eye view of Hilltop House, at 64-65
Hilltop Lane at the World's Fair, to be erected by the Formica
Corporation on a landscaped half-acre plot in the Industrial
Section. The seven-room house and an additional 7,000 sq. ft.
of exhibit space will be a showcase of products of American Cyanamid
Company, of which Formica is a Cincinnati subsidiary. |
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