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Re: [Rollei] Re: TEFLON
- Subject: Re: [Rollei] Re: TEFLON
- From: Marc James Small <msmall >
- Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 17:01:09 -0400
- References: <03May21.080952-0700_pdt.293336-2149+62 >
At 12:41 PM 5/21/03 -0700, Jerry Lehrer wrote:
>
>I hate to dispute you, but Teflon was used to coat the conveyor
>belts of candy factories in the late 1940's. Ref: an editorial by
>John Campbell in 1954.
Teflon was not in regular industrial use other than for laboratory ware
prior to the middle 1960's, Jerry. If Campbell found ONE factory
experimenting with the material, I'd not be surprised. I believe I might
have a complete run of the '54 ASTOUNDINGS. If so, I'll try to run the
Editorial down.
Marc
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