Stocking Series, Part 1: Wartime Rationing and Nylon Riots
Stocking Series, Part 1: Wartime Rationing and Nylon Riots
Sep 4, 2012
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On this day in 1939, DuPont started selling nylon yarn to hosiery mills to make women’s stockings. That spring, nylon stockings hit the market. The company had spent over a decade developing a new, commercially viable synthetic fiber. Learn more about its invention and impact. #Distillations bit.ly/TextileRevolution | Science History Institute
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