The Foremans: plastic manufacturers of Hamilton, 1940-1995

Object detail

Accession number

PUB-2018-46

Maker

David Coy

Description

"Two men put a modest New Zealand town firmly on the map in the development of the plastics industry in the twentieth century. They were Mortie Foreman and his son Bill, and this is the story of the manufacturing business they started in Hamilton nearly 70 years ago." - Back cover.
Journey to Hamilton / Plastic products, 1940-65 / Trigon, 1970-95 / Foreman legacy.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper

Physical description

120 pages : illustrations, photographs (some colour) ; 23 cm

ISBN/ISSN

9780473161187

Credit line

David Coy. 2009. The Foremans: plastic manufacturers of Hamilton, 1940-1995, PUB-2018-46. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Book Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Other Documents

Production place

Hamilton Waikato District Waikato New Zealand

Subject: all levels

Plastics machinery Plastics History

Collection type

Published Titles Walsh Memorial Library

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