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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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Coiler mechanism for synthetic fibers
- 1946-Sep
General view of a coiler mechanism used at DuPont during the early stages of synthetic fiber production and research. Typically, this type of apparatus was used to coil tow, an untwisted bundle of continuous filaments,…
- Subject Nylon, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Machinery
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Coiler head assembly for synthetic fibers
- 1946-Sep
Detail view of a coiler head assembly mechanism used at DuPont during the early stages of synthetic fiber production and research. Typically, this type of apparatus was used to coil tow, an untwisted bundle of…
- Subject Nylon, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Machinery
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Assorted apparatus used for the production of nylon
- 1946-Aug-09
Assorted apparatus and component parts, including a magnetic switch, mercury plunger, and rupture diaphragm, used during the early stages of nylon production and research at DuPont.
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Continuous shaft drawtwister for nylon
- 1946-Jun
Close-up view of a continuous shaft drawtwister used during the early stages of nylon production and research at DuPont. As part of the cold-drawing process, drawtwisters were used to stretch the nylon filaments…
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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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Spinneret and pack equipment for nylon
- 1946-Mar-31
General view of a spinneret (front row, second from left) and assorted pack equipment, including a filter screen and gasket, used during the early stages of nylon production and research at DuPont. During production, a…
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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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Modified feed brake assembly on nylon staple cutter
- 1946-Feb
Close-up view of the modified feed brake assembly on a nylon staple cutter used at the DuPont plant in Seaford, Delaware during the early stages of nylon production and research.
- Subject Nylon, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Machinery
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Wrap scraper blade on nylon drawing machine
- 1946-Feb
Close-up view of the wrap scraper blade on a drawing machine used at the DuPont plant in Seaford, Delaware during the early stages of nylon production and research.
- Subject Nylon, Polymers, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Machinery
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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 Martinsville technical staff
- 1940
Group photograph of technical staff working at the DuPont nylon plant in Martinsville, Virginia. An identification key accompanies the photograph.
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Joseph X. Labovsky and staff at nylon plant in Martinsville, Virginia
- 1954-Dec-10
Group photograph of staff responsible for the development and manufacture of the "Type 9" textile at the DuPont plant in Martinsville, Virginia. Team supervisor Joseph X. Labovsky is seated at the center of the…
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Caroline Cooper and staff at nylon plant in Martinsville, Virginia
- 1950s
Group photograph of staff from DuPont's nylon plant in Martinsville, Virginia. Caroline Cooper, the first forewoman promoted to shift supervisor, is visible in the front row, fourth from right. The rest of the…
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Group photograph of staff at nylon plant in Martinsville, Virginia
- 1950s
Group photograph of staff from DuPont's nylon plant in Martinsville, Virginia. Supervisor C.P. White is visible in the front row, far left side. The rest of the individuals depicted in the photograph are unidentified.
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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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Group photograph taken at nylon plant in Martinsville, Virginia
- 1953
Group photograph of DuPont shift supervisors and foremen at the nylon plant in Martinsville, Virginia. This photograph was taken on the occasion of team supervisor Joseph X. Labovsky receiving his 20-year service pin…
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Portrait of Joseph X. Labovsky (1912-2013)
- 1939
Portrait of DuPont chemist Joseph X. Labovsky (1912-2013), taken at the DuPont pilot plant in Seaford, Delaware during the early stages of nylon production and research.
Joseph X. Labovsky was born in Kiev, Ukraine on…
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Feeding nylon chips into five-position spinning machine
- 1938
Close-up view of DuPont employee Mike McCall feeding nylon chips into the hopper of a five-position spinning machine used at the DuPont pilot plant in Wilmington, Delaware during the early stages of nylon production and…
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Steam chimney on five-position windup and spinning machine
- 1938
Close-up view of DuPont employee Richard L. Huber adjusting the steam chimney on a five-position windup and spinning machine at the DuPont pilot plant in Wilmington, Delaware during the early stages of nylon production…
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Gas cylinder on five-position windup machine
- 1938
Close-up view of a DuPont employee adjusting a gas cylinder on a five-position windup machine at the DuPont pilot plant in Wilmington, Delaware during the early stages of nylon production and research. The employee is…
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Gas cylinder on five-position windup machine
- 1938
Close-up view of a DuPont employee adjusting a gas cylinder on a five-position windup machine at the DuPont pilot plant in Wilmington, Delaware during the early stages of nylon production and research. The employee is…
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Five-position windup at nylon pilot plant
- 1938-Jul-15
General view of a five-position windup machine located on the ground floor of the Spinning Room at the DuPont pilot plant in Wilmington, Delaware during the early stages of nylon production and research.
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Spinning room at nylon pilot plant
- 1938-Jul-15
General view of the second floor of the Spinning Room during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont pilot plant in Wilmington, Delaware. Visible on the left-hand side of the photograph are steam…
