Here's a 1950s clip showing a recently-created substance called Mylar, which is the brand name of a polyester film that has plastic-like properties. The clip highlights the many uses or applications of Mylar, including protecting food, keeping humans dry, and helping "give flight" to aircraft. 

MS dark-haired man opening letters on his desk. CU man's hands pulling and trying to tear a piece of paper.

Interior of a candy factory. MS several women standing at conveyor belt working as the candy moves along. The "developer" explains how the plastic is made that wraps the candy. 

CS of a women wrapping a plastic mylar wrap around her head. MS woman leaving her house. 

CS frozen dinners in a freezer; an older, dark-haired woman pulls a frozen dinner from the freezer to eat. 

CU boy's hand cranking a wind that makes a bird/plane toy flap its wings; the narrator tells us that this bird/plane is reminiscent of Leonardo Da Vinci's work.