Art and history lessons have been brightened up and made more immediate by the imaginative use of plastics. These are used to make exact replicas of historical items which the teacher can hand to his pupils for them to experience at first hand. Under the supervision of the RomischGermanisches Museum in Cologne, imitations of valuable originals are constructed of the polyester resin, Leguval, a chemical-based material produced by Bayer AG of Leverkusen, West Germany. This material can be used to reproduce even the minutest detail. It is even possible to reconstruct a jar or sculpture with the same weight as the original. If part of the replica gets broken it can easily be replaced. Chemicals, and more particularly. plastics, have made perfect reproductions possible.
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Press, 14 April 1979, Page 16
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124Untitled Press, 14 April 1979, Page 16
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