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Plastic tableware for the Navy. Plastic bowls that will be used for Navy tableware are removed from the press. The rough edges, called "flash" are later cleaned off
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Plastic tableware for the Navy. Plastic bowls that will be used for Navy tableware are removed from the press. The rough edges, called "flash" are later cleaned off

United States. Office Of War Information · 1943-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit linePlastic tableware for the Navy. Plastic bowls that will be used for Navy tableware are removed from the press. The rough edges, called "flash" are later cleaned off. 1943-01-01. United States. Office Of War Information. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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