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Maidenform Confections Advertisement
- 1968
An advertisement included in a 1968 issue of Seventeen Magazine shows three women in brightly colored, Maidenform brand neon undergarments.
- Creator Of Work Hanes Corporation
- Publisher Hearst Corporation
- Subject Textile fibers, Synthetic, Underwear, Lingerie, Nylon, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Synthetic, Dyes and dyeing--Nylon
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3 items
"Sevron" Cationic Dyes on "Dacron" Type 801 Polyester Fiber
- 1972
Twenty-four dyed Dacron samples attached to a bi-fold cardstock brochure.
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Nylon Hosiery Sample Books
- 1952 – 1955
Two booklets containing nylon samples dyed in various shades. Samples represent the hosiery variety available for purchase at the Harrison Hosiery Company located in Philadelphia. The booklets contain samples for…
- Creator Of Work Harrison Hosiery Company
- Subject Hosiery, Harrison Hosiery Company, Nylon, Dyes and dyeing--Nylon, Textile fibers, Synthetic, Human skin color, Clothing trade
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Big Mama Legsavers Pantyhose
- 1970s
One pair of beige-toned, "Irregular" size stockings. The pink packaging features an image of three smiling women posed wearing only stockings. The stockings are described on the packaging front as "large…
- Creator Of Work Sheffield Industries, Inc.
- Subject Nylon, Spandex, Hosiery, Clothing trade, Textile fibers, Synthetic, Plus-size women's clothing
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Sugar & Spice Pantyhose
- 1970s
A pair of "Jet Brown" colored "Queen Size" pantyhose, or stockings, in original packaging made by the brand Sugar & Spice. "Queen Size" corresponds with size 2X. An image on the packaging depicts a woman dressed in…
- Manufacturer Sugar & Spice
- Subject Nylon, Hosiery, Hosiery industry, Clothing Trade, Textile fibers, Synthetic
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Sugar & Spice Pantyhose... We Made Them Just For You!
- 1979-Jan
Color print advertisement published in Ebony Magazine for nylon pantyhose designed to match black and brown skin tones. The advertisement targets women of color in the cosmetic and fashion industry affected by…
- Publisher Johnson Publishing Company
- Creator Of Work Sugar & Spice
- Contributor Ebony Magazine
- Subject Advertising, Hosiery, Hosiery, Nylon, African American women in advertising, African Americans in advertising, Women in advertising, Clothing trade, Advertising--Clothing and dress, Modeling, Nylon, Ebony (Chicago, Ill.), Textile fibers, Synthetic
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New Opportunities in Non-Woven Fabrics... A Report by Du Pont
- Circa 1957
A report prepared and published by the E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company as a source of general information for the textile trade on the development and progress of non-woven fabrics. Includes four non-woven fabric…
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NYLON... and the Jantzen magic touch!
- 1950s
Color advertisement from Jantzen Knitting Mills, Inc. in Portland, Oregon for a Jantzen swimsuit. The ad features a young woman wearing a strapless light blue one-piece swimsuit. In the background, a young man wearing…
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Hot relaxing plates on drawing machine
- 1946-Mar-01
Two views of hot relaxing plates on a drawing machine used at the DuPont plant in Seaford, Delaware during the early stages of synthetic fiber production and research. The plate on the left was electric-heated and the…
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The marvelous colors in these new Cole suits can't run or streak or wash away!
- 1954
Color print magazine advertisement for Cole of California's Celaperm line, made from colored Celanese acetate yarn.
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Color Crazy
- 1955
- Photographer Gill, Leslie, 1908-1958
- Subject Nylon, Textile fibers, Synthetic, Colors, Hosiery, Nylon, Hosiery
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4 items
Color is "busting out" all over!
- 1955-Jul
Article from Better Homes and Gardens, July 1955.
- Author Byerly, Florence
- Subject Plastics, Textile fibers, Synthetic, Colors
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Inspection of staple drawing machine at DuPont facility
- 1947-Feb
General view of technicians inspecting the creel (a rack holding bobbins or spools for spinning) on a staple drawing machine used during the early stages of synthetic fiber production and research at DuPont. During the…
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Two-position tire cord machine
- 1946-Nov-27
Two views of a two-position tire cord machine used during the early stages of synthetic fiber production and research at DuPont. The hot pin and hot plate tandem apparatus used to draw various fibers is visible in both…
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Steam and electric-heated spinning grids
- 1946-Nov-11
Two close-up views of an electric-heated grid and steam-spinning grid and block assembly used during the early stages of synthetic fiber production and research at DuPont. The photographs are captioned "Figure 1" and…
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Tandem hot-pin hot-plate draw system
- 1946-Oct-25
Close-up view of a tandem hot-pin hot-plate draw system used at DuPont during the early stages of synthetic fiber production and research. The photograph has been marked with several hand-drawn lines to depict the…
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50-pound autoclave used for production of polymers
- 1946-Sep
General view of a 50-pound autoclave first used for the production of "Fiber V," later branded as Dacron polyester fiber, at a DuPont semiworks facility. During production, a partially-evaporated salt solution was fed…
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Roll crimper and puller for synthetic fibers
- 1946-Sep
General view of a roll crimper and puller used at DuPont during the early stages of synthetic fiber production and research. Typically, such machinery was used to stretch, strengthen, and crimp textile fibers.
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Roll crimper for synthetic fibers
- 1946-Sep
General view of a roll crimper used to crimp textile fibers during the early stages of synthetic fiber production and research at DuPont. As visible in this photograph, fibers entered the machine via drive pulleys and…
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Staple crimpers for synthetic fibers
- 1946-Mar-31
Two views of staple crimpers used at DuPont during the early stages of synthetic fiber production and research. During production, a tow (an untwisted bundle of continuous filaments) was fed between two serrated rolls…
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Hot relaxing plates on drawing machine
- 1946-Feb-46
Close-up view of two hot relaxing plates on a drawing machine used at the DuPont plant in Seaford, Delaware during the early stages of synthetic fiber production and research. The plate on the left, labelled "Electric,"…
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Nylon drawing machine and creel at Seaford plant
- 1946-Feb
- 1946-Mar-31
Three views of a nylon drawing machine and creel (a rack holding bobbins or spools for spinning) used at the DuPont plant in Seaford, Delaware during the early stages of nylon production and research.
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Group photograph of DuPont "Type 9" textile team
- 1948
Group photograph of DuPont shift supervisors and foremen responsible for the development of the "Type 9" textile at the DuPont plant in Martinsville, Virginia. Team supervisor Joseph X. Labovsky is seated on the far…
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Synthetic fiber samples from DuPont Experimental Station
- 1937-Oct-28
Two views of synthetic fiber samples produced at the DuPont Experimental Station during the early stages of nylon production and research. The samples are identified, from left, as "Acele," Fiber 66, and Viscose Rayon…
