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report of Bloomfield on [[red underline]] his dicyandiamid patents also refuting Whitaker statement that joint use of urea + thiourea is of no advantage [[/red underline]] (made copies of this report for Weger & Potter, later also, for Henri Molinari)
[[vertical notation in left margin in red]] Stainless steel for molds [[/left margin]] 
He says that objection of the staining of the [[red underline]] molds [[/red underline]] is not important because in Germany [[strikethrough]] everyone [[/strikethrough]] and in other countries any one molding urea [[strikethrough]] has [[/strikethrough]] is [[red underline]] now using stainless steel molds. That chromium plating of ordinary steel [[/red underline]] molds is [[red underline]] n.g. [[/red underline]] because the thin layer of Chromium abrades and flakes off during the molding operations, due to the gritty nature of molding compositions. He gave me address of firm in Germany which furnishes such stainless steel also a sample thereof. 
That anyhow [[red underline]] phenolplastics are much easier, less delicate to mold than urea plastics [[/red underline]] and ever will be so. - He cited for instance that in a place called Ludensheid a set of primitive molders had established themselves in a most primitive way buying Bakelite Molding powders in small lots which they used in very primitive presses, doing the work for very small profit, by making it a family affair where adults and children made a modest living or very small
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[[vertical notation in left margin in red]] Phenol plastics easier [[strikethrough]] Urea plastics easier to mo [[/strikethrough]] to mold than Urea Pl. [[/left margin]]
profits, yet [[red underline]] underselling better equipped molding plants. [[/red underline]] 
They had been given the nickname of "Bakelite Bäckereyen." When Bakelite Gesellschaft gave them a price they immediately told it to [[red underline]] Rashig salesmen who offered them a       penny or two lower [[/red underline]] and then got their trade away, not knowing however whether they would be paid in the end. 
[[red underline]] Such a primitive easy going outfit is impossible with Urea [[/red underline]] plastics says Ripper; on the contrary the temperature limits and ranges are very delicate for ureaplastics and not only have molds and presses to be made and handled carefully, but the design of the desired molded article must be carefully studied and devised to insure regularity of hardening as well as homogeneity. (See his type written report)
The margin of safety is [[underline]] very [[/underline]] small with Urea alone, but this margin gets widened by the judicious addition of thiourea: - hence his urea-thiourea patents 
Ripper also tells me that [[red underline]] Erkners new cheap molding powders [[/red underline]] are very very [[red underline]] bad [[/red underline]] and are [[red underline]] giving a black eye to Bakelite reputation.[[/red underline]]
[[underline]] June 28. [[/underline]] 
[[vertical notation in right margin in red]] Students [[/right margin]]
Processions, [[red underline]] parades, [[/red underline]]  [[strikethrough]] band [[/strikethrough]] with [[red underline]] singing groups of men, women, children. Students [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] some [[/strikethrough]] with various colored caps, others with high black leather boots in white trousers bearing flags thru the streets. [[red underline]] School boys and school girls being drilled soldier fashion. [[/red underline]] All wearing [[red underline]] Nazi emblems [[/red underline]] or in brown shirts.
[[vertical notation in left margin in red]] Phenol plastics easier [[/left margin]]

Transcription Notes:
Rashig may refer to Raschig Chemicals in Germany "Ludensheid" proper spelling is: "L?denscheid "B?ereyen" proper spelling is: B?kereien