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Steam and electric-heated spinning grids
- 1946-Nov-11
Two close-up views of an electric-heated grid and steam-spinning grid and block assembly used during the early stages of synthetic fiber production and research at DuPont. The photographs are captioned "Figure 1" and…
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Tandem hot-pin hot-plate draw system
- 1946-Oct-25
Close-up view of a tandem hot-pin hot-plate draw system used at DuPont during the early stages of synthetic fiber production and research. The photograph has been marked with several hand-drawn lines to depict the…
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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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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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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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50-pound autoclave used for production of polymers
- 1946-Sep
General view of a 50-pound autoclave first used for the production of "Fiber V," later branded as Dacron polyester fiber, at a DuPont semiworks facility. During production, a partially-evaporated salt solution was fed…
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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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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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Hot relaxing plates on drawing machine
- 1946-Mar-01
Two views of 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 was electric-heated and the…
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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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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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Machine shop at Hercules Port Ewen plant
- 1945-Oct
General view of the machine shop at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Port Ewen, New York, showing employees at work on a variety of machines, including planers, milling machines, and lathes. Formed in 1912 as part…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Machinery
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Advertisement for Dowmetal Magnesium
- 1945-May-14
Print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features illustrated depictions production machinery presumably made from Dowmetal. The…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Magnesium, Magnesium alloys, Magnesium industry and trade, Machinery, Machinery industry
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W.L. Caricofe, Jr. discharging loose pulp at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1945-Mar
General view of employee W.L. Caricofe, Jr. discharging loose pulp from a dryer at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia. The loose pulp dryer was likely used to process cellulosic fibrous materials,…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer ACME
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Cotton, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Cellulose, Machinery, Caricofe, W.L., Jr.
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Sheets of chemical cotton at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1945-Mar
Close-up view of sheets of so-called "chemical cotton" moving through a Layboy No. 2 Paper Machine at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia. Chemical cotton, a type of purified cellulose obtained from…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer ACME
- Subject Chemical industry, Cotton, Hercules Incorporated, Cellulose, Machinery
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Riffle trough at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1945-Mar
General view looking down either side of a riffle trough at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia. The trough may have been used to clean and catch particles during the production of so-called…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer ACME
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Machinery
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Paper machine at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1945-Mar
Detail view of the side of a paper machine used in the production of so-called "chemical cotton" at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia. Chemical cotton, a type of purified cellulose obtained from…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer ACME
- Subject Chemical industry, Cotton, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Cellulose, Machinery
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Johnnie Shands loading bales of chemical cotton at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1945-Mar
General view of employee Johnnie Shands loading bales of so-called "chemical cotton" onto a skid at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia. Chemical cotton, a type of purified cellulose obtained from…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer ACME
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Cotton, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, African Americans, Cellulose, Machinery, Shands, Johnnie
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Joe Bechtold operating automatic shell press at Hercules Port Ewen plant
- 1945-Mar
General view of employee Joe Bechtold operating a capsule machine used to punch strips of copper into discs during the production of small shells at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Port Ewen, New York. Formed in…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Propellants, Hercules Incorporated, World War (1939-1945), Military supplies, Corporations, Defense industries, Machinery, Bechtold, Joe
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Jim Kennedy operating press machine at Hercules Port Ewen plant
- 1945-Mar
General view of employee Jim Kennedy operating a press machine used to fill electric blasting caps with an explosive charge at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Port Ewen, New York. The operation was…
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Harold Struber and Raymond Leahy operating wire-cutting and stripping machine at Hercules Port Ewen plant
- 1945-Mar
General view of employees Harold Struber (left) and Raymond Leahy operating a wire-cutting and stripping machine at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Port Ewen, New York. During the production of electric blasting…
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H.M. McClure discharging chemical cotton at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1945-Mar
General view of employee H.M. McClure discharging sheets of so-called "chemical cotton" from a Layboy No. 2 Paper Machine at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia. Chemical cotton, a type of purified…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer ACME
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Cotton, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Cellulose, Machinery, McClure, H.M.
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Fourdrinier No. 2 Paper Machine at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1945-Mar
Two views of the Fourdrinier No. 2 Paper Machine in use at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia. The Fourdrinier machine was used to dewater sheets of so-called "chemical cotton," purified cellulose…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer ACME
- Subject Chemical industry, Cotton, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Cellulose, Machinery