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Molded plastic playsets 1960s2/10/2024 ![]() Extrapolating from that information that the carton was transitional, we can assume Beco was producing injection molded Christmas decorations at least in the mid-1950s. The trademark issue was resolved in 1954. – One of my injection molded Angel Singers cartons is marked “Manufactured by Beco Products Corp., formerly the Bernard Edward Co.” There is no zip code on the shipping label, so we know it was made before 1963. Later, in 1954, it was stated that the marks were “not confusingly similar” in that Beco’s mark was in “lower case letters,” among other significant differences. for using “confusingly similar” makers marks in the late 1940s. ![]() – In March 1950, a trademark infringement lawsuit was filed by Ekco Products Company against Bernard Edward Co. This may have helped propel the company into producing blow molds later. produced various types of drapery hardware and kitchen items from metal and, most significantly, plastic. – During the late 1940s and early 50s, Bernard Edwards Co. The date that the Bernard Edward Company (Beco) commenced business is unknown, but there is no doubt they were in business at least back in the late 1940s. – The Glow of Christmas Past Beco Products, Chicago, IL Beco Snowman They were later followed by Dapol, Lidco, Hamilton Skotch Corp., Sunhill, Bayshore, Bel-Air Plastics, Empire, General Foam, and many others. Bernard Edward Co., of Chicago, IL, later renamed Beco Poloron Products of New Rochelle, NY Union Products of Leominster, MA and NOMA/Tico were some of the first to produce blow-molded Christmas decorations. Early in the 1960s, enterprising manufacturers started producing blow-molded Christmas decorations. In the 1950s, High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and Polypropylene (PP) were used to produce containers for water, oil, and most importantly, the lowly milk jug. Thereafter, many other manufacturers started using the process to produce plastic containers as a substitution for glass. ![]() Cellulose acetate was later used in the 1930s, and when Low-Density Polyethylene (LDP) was developed in the 1940s, the blow molding industry exploded as Monsanto started making plastic squeeze bottles. ![]() In a nutshell, a hollow tube (the parison) is filled with melted plastic, placed into a steel mold, and inflated with air, forcing the plastic to be blown to the interior surface of a metal mold, the metal mold is opened when cooled, and the item is removed and appropriately painted. of New York for extruding a polymer (cellulose nitrate) into a parison. Patent was given to Celluloid Novelty Co. Blow-Mold Evolutionīlow molding is a plastic manufacturing process. But first, a quick history of the blow-mold craze. Let’s take a look at a few of the early manufacturers.Īs a native Chicagoan, we’ll start with the company that is the most responsible for my obsession. Since that day in the mid-1960s, I have acquired a little bit of knowledge about more than just a few blow molds. That was the day an obsessive blow mold collector was born. It all came down to that pivotal moment when the decisions were finally made and an order was placed. I always pointed to my favorite things that all seemed to have one thing in common: they were plastic and could light up. I recall the first time I poured over the Sears Wish Book and JCPenney holiday catalogs with my mother when I was a young girl, trying to decide what new items we could add to our growing collection of Christmas decorations. An Obsession Begins Sears 1969 Wishbook showing blow molds for sale Light-ups, lawn art, plastic kitsch, illuminated figures, or simply blow molds. By Carrie Polales Sansing Empire Santa Blow Mold
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