If nothing else, collecting old photographs is a learning experience. If I had never seen this picture, I'd never have known about Kymene. Next time you wipe something down with a paper towel, and if it doesn't turn into a wet mushy blob, thank Kymene. The stuff is a resin that gets added to things like paper and cardboard to keep them from falling apart. Originally produced by the Hercules Powder Company, it's been around since 1951 and it's still in use. Let's just hope, for the sake of the lady in the barrel, that Kymene isn't carcinogenic.
