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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Formica: our century-old laminate love affair – in pictures

Formica: A advertisement for a Formica Kitchen in Picture Post, 1954
A advertisement for a Formica kitchen in Picture Post (1954) Photograph: Picture Post/Getty Images
Formica: A couple sipping a soda in a diner
Sipping soda in a sleekly designed diner
Photograph: Archive Holdings Inc/Getty Images
Formica: Frontispiece from a 1955 housewares catalogue
Frontispiece from a 1955 houseware catalogue
Photograph: Science & Society Picture Library/Getty Images
Formica: Diner booths with formica table and bench seats
Diner booths with Formica tables and benches Photograph: James Hardy/Getty Images/PhotoAlto
Formica: A Formica wood effect paneled kitchen, 1950s
A wood-effect Formica kitchen from the 50s Photograph: Hulton Getty
Formica: A formica topped kitchen table in a typical English kitchen
Formica-topped kitchen table in 50s England Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Formica: 1950s Teenagers sitting at soda fountain
Teenagers at a 1950s soda fountain Photograph: Alamy
Formica: A 1950s soda fountain in Washington State
A 50s soda fountain in Washington State Photograph: Alamy
Formica: People inside the New Piccadilly Cafe
The 50s decor of the New Piccadilly Cafe in London remained unchanged until it closed in 2007 Photograph: Alamy
Formica: The departure lounge at London's Heathrow airport 1953
The departure lounge at London Heathrow Airport in 1953 Photograph: Popperfoto/Getty Images
Formica: An office with an old computer set-up from 1960, US
An American office, complete with computer, in 1960 Photograph: Tom Kelley Archive/Getty Images
Formica: The interior of the Aerojet offices, 1958
Aerojet offices in 1958 Photograph: Jon Brenneis/Getty Images/Time & Life Pictures Creative
Formica: People queue up at an American bank in the 1960s
Veneer of respectability … an American bank in the 60s
Photograph: H Armstrong Roberts/Getty Images
Formica: A modern kitchen from 1963
'Modern' kitchen from 1963 Photograph: Alamy
Formica: Interior of the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital
Formica trays in the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital in London in 1967 Photograph: AP/Rex Features
Formica: 1970s Formica advert
Formica advert from the 70s Photograph: Alamy
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