About this Vintage Print Ad
This ad introduces FIBERFRAX ceramic fiber by Carborundum, a new synthetic cotton-like material with many industrial uses. It emphasizes heat resistance up to 3000°F without melting, use as insulation, superfine filtering, dielectric paper, furnace lining backup, reinforcing agent, catalyst carrier, and heat-resisting cushioning or packing material. The ad notes it is lightweight, resilient, chemically stable, electrically insulating, and available in bulk form with future commercial forms in development. A mail-in coupon offers a free folder and sample on request.
- Brand: Carborundum
- Product: Carborundum FIBERFRAX ceramic fiber
- Tagline: Versatile Ceramic Fiber – insulates, makes superfine filter, resists 2300°F (and more)
- Publication: Scientific American
- Year: 1952
Objects in the advertisement: hand, ceramic fiber, coupon, booklet
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