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Six-position staple spinning unit
- 1947-Mar
Two views of a six-position staple spinning unit used during the early stages of synthetic fiber production and research at DuPont. Various components of the spinning unit are visible in the photograph, including a pump…
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Pump block for six-position spinner
- 1947-Mar
Close-up view of the pump block of a six-position spinner used during the early stages of synthetic fiber production and research at DuPont. During the production of nylon, melt from the spinning machine typically…
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Inspecting feed to spinning machine at nylon pilot plant
- 1947-Feb
General view of technicians inspecting the feed to the two-position spinning machine used at the DuPont plant in Seaford, Delaware during the early stages of nylon production and research. The two cylindrical hoppers…
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Steam-spinning apparatus
- 1946-Nov-11
Detail view of a steam-spinning apparatus with central booster pump on a Type-8 spinning machine used during the early stages of synthetic fiber production and research at DuPont. The photograph is captioned "Figure…
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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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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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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…
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Fourth spinning machine and chain traverse windup
- 1937-Nov-05
General view of the fourth spinning machine and chain traverse windup used during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware. Per the recollections of…
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Third continuous spinning machine with side-flow chimney and diminishing traverse
- 1937-Jun-01
Close-up view of the third continuous spinning machine used during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware, with a view of the side-flow chimney and…
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Third continuous spinning machine
- 1937-May-14
General view of the third continuous spinning machine used during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware. This machine became the prototype for the…
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Improved gas pressure spinner
- 1937-Mar-25
General view of an improved gas pressure spinner used during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware. This spinner unit was the first heated by…
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Rod spinner arranged for production of bristles
- 1937-Mar-23
General view of a rod spinner arranged for the production of bristles during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware. During production, a cylindrical…
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Second continuous spinning machine
- 1937-Feb-03
General view of the second continuous spinning machine used during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware. This machine notably included a swing-arm…
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Spinning machine at DuPont Buffalo plant
- 1936
General view of the spinning machine used at DuPont's Buffalo plant during the early stages of nylon production and research. This spinning machine, which was operated by Don Hull and George Lewis, was subsequently…
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Second continuous spinning machine
- 1936-Oct-02
Close-up view of the second continuous spinning machine used during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware. This machine notably included a swing-arm…
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First continuous spinning machine
- 1936-Apr-01
General view of the first continuous spinning machine used during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware. This machine notably included a high-speed…
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Improved gas pressure spinner and windup
- 1935-Jul-03
General view of an improved gas pressure spinner and windup used during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware. In this iteration, a spinning machine…
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First gas pressure spinner and windup
- 1935-Mar-29
General view of the first gas pressure spinner and windup used during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware. The spinning machine consists of a…
