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What nylon did for your legs, LYCRA will do for your figure!
- 1961
Magazine advertisement for DuPont Lycra, the brand name for the polyester-polyurethane copolymer invented by Joseph Shivers in 1958 at the DuPont laboratory in Waynesboro, Virginia. The advertisement was published in…
- Subject Lycra, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Spandex
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At last, a girdle that controls so effortlessly—you feel like size 10 again!
- 1960 – 1969
Advertisement for DuPont Lycra spandex fiber depicting the mid-section of a woman modeling a girdle.
- Subject Lycra, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Spandex
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"Bub" Duribilknit Supporter
- 1949
Advertisement by John B. Flaherty Co., Inc. in New York for the "Bub" Duribilknit supporter published in SPORT magazine. The "Bub" was a knitted athletic supporter made of surgical elastic. The supporter had a thick…
- Subject Jockstraps
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Less bounce to the ounce!
- 1986
Advertisement by JBI Jogbra Inc. for the Sportshape bra in Cosmopolitan magazine.
- Subject Jogbra, Inc., Brassieres
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4 itemsCushing's Perfection Dyes Set (All Fibre Types)
- Undated
- Manufacturer W. Cushing & Company
- Subject Dyes and dyeing
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The "Romance" of Dry Cleaning
- 1939
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Dry cleaning, Women in advertising
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"It's Easy to Dye with Diamond Dyes" Tin Sign
- 1885 – 1910
Rectangular tin sign with image of woman dyeing cloth in red dye. Articles of clothing including a stocking and blouse are on a clothesline hung above her head. Yellow text with red outline is embossed.
- Contributor Diamond Dyes
- Manufacturer Desperate Sign Company
- Subject Diamond Dyes, Dyes and dyeing
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2 itemsJogbra
- 1977 – 1979
- Manufacturer Jogbra, Inc.
- Subject Jogbra, Inc., Athletics--Equipment and supplies, Brassieres
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2 itemsBike Swimmer/Jogger Athletic Supporter
- Undated
- Manufacturer Bike Athletic Company
- Subject Athletics--Equipment and supplies, Jockstraps, Bike Athletic Company
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Every fashion needs a stocking all its own!
- 1960s
Color print magazine advertisement for DuPont dyed nylon stockings. Image depicts the legs of four women in colorful stockings.
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Spool of black Lycra fiber
- Circa 2015
Large, hollow cylindrical piece of thick cardboard with thick black Lycra fiber wound around it.
- Manufacturer Invista's Applied Research Centre
- Subject Thread, Spandex
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Spool of white Lycra fiber
- Circa 2015
Large, hollow cylindrical piece of thick cardboard with thick white Lycra fiber wound around it.
- Manufacturer Invista's Applied Research Centre
- Subject Thread, Spandex
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DuPont Announces for the World of Tomorrow... a new world and a new material NYLON
- 1939
DuPont company advertisement previewing "Wonder World of Chemistry" exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair with specific emphasis on public introduction of nylon. This advertisement was reprinted from The Woman's…
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Playskin Lift assistive garment
- 2016
Playskin Lift is an assistive garment for young infants with weakness or movement problems due to brachial plexus palsy, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and various forms of muscular dystrophy/atrophy. The garment is…
- Creator Of Work Hall, Martha
- Manufacturer University of Delaware Move to Learn Innovation Lab
- Subject People with disabilities, Self-help devices for people with disabilities
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Hooded one-piece swimsuit
- 2014
The Coolibar hooded one-piece swimsuit for a small child is constructed with four-way stretch knit (polyester and spandex). The hood protects the infant's neck and head while the zipper and snap buttons eases putting on…
- Manufacturer Coolibar, Inc.
- Subject Bathing suits, Spandex