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Ad – 1948: Renswick Artificial Plastic Eyes

Posted on March 3, 2021

Author: Steve Silverman

Categories: Health & Medical

Renswick Artificial Plastic Eyes advertisement. — Renswick Artificial Plastic Eyes advertisement from the March 12, 1948 publication of the Detroit Free Press.

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Published on April 28, 2022

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The Radium Girls – Podcast #19

Published on March 4, 2009

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When the radioactive element radium was discovered, it quickly found its way into many products. One of those was glow-in-the dark watch faces, which were painted by women who licked their paint brushes to keep them pointed. This was a deadly mistake.

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Reindeer Nips Boy’s Finger

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