Carborundum Corporation “Shaping the World”
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A sponsored film made by the Goldsholl Associates for the Carborundum Corporation, a Niagara Falls based producer of industrial abrasives. Through a mix of live-action and animation, the film describes how abrasives help "shape the world" as well as the organization or structure of the company. It begins with black and white images that depict the history of man's creation of tools, shelter and mobility from the bronze age to the twentieth century. The second half of the film illustrates the three types of abrasives (bonded, coated and loose) in addition to the company's distinct divisions and trading areas or distribution.
Credits
Goldsholl Design & Film Associates (production company); Larry Janiak (contributor)
Complete catalog record
Date: circa 1960
Cfa collection: Mort and Millie Goldsholl Collection
Sponsor: Carborundum Corporation
Subjects: Industry; Industrial design; Industrialization; Design; Consumers
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 275 feet; Distribution Print, 475 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4919; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4936
Cfa collection: Mort and Millie Goldsholl Collection
Sponsor: Carborundum Corporation
Subjects: Industry; Industrial design; Industrialization; Design; Consumers
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 275 feet; Distribution Print, 475 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4919; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4936
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Sources
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Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:09