bobbin, nylon filament

Nylon was the first fiber made entirely in a laboratory. In 1928 E.I. DuPont de Nemours Company hired Wallace Carothers, Ph.D. to conduct pure research in any area of chemistry he chose. His main area of interst was long chain polymers. This research led to the invention of nylon. Nylon was introducted to the American public in the form of women's stockings, at the 1939 World's Fair held in New York City. The stockings were a smashing success, and within two years nylon stockings were taking twenty percent of the stocking market. This is the spinning bobbin of nylon filament, made from the first batch of nylon made at Dupont's first nylon factory.

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