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"Farley's Ready for Peace Work," Telegraph Herald, October 15, 1944, p. 1. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T9JkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wnUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4629,3680152&dq=farley+and+loetscher+manufacturing+company+dubuque&hl=en | "Farley's Ready for Peace Work," ''Telegraph Herald'', October 15, 1944, p. 1. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T9JkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wnUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4629,3680152&dq=farley+and+loetscher+manufacturing+company+dubuque&hl=en | ||
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FARLITE. Farlite was a plastic product of the FARLEY AND LOETSCHER MANUFACTURING COMPANY. It was produced by soaking paper or fabric with synthetic resin or formaldehyde. The product was originally purchased by the military during WORLD WAR II for use in signal corps radio equipment or for table tops. After the war, it was produced in sheets and used as a decorative material in private homes.
Non-conductive of electricity and fire resistant, it was used for interiors in taxi cabs, railroad coaches, and commercial vehicles.
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"Farley's Ready for Peace Work," Telegraph Herald, October 15, 1944, p. 1. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T9JkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wnUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4629,3680152&dq=farley+and+loetscher+manufacturing+company+dubuque&hl=en