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Fiber W crimping machine and relaxer
- 1937 – 1938
General view of Fiber W crimping machine and relaxer used during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware. Fiber W was a wool-like version of nylon…
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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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Detail view of draw pin string-up arrangement at nylon pilot plant
- Circa 1938
Two detail views of the BJ-4 Drawtwister used during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont pilot plant in Wilmington, Delaware showing the relocation of the draw pin string-up. The photographs…
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Coleman Model 3D pH Meter
- 1938
Self contained pH meter with wooden exterior; hinged top door opens to reveal meter face and inlaid paper instructions for use; the double scale reads pH and millivolts; hinged door on left side of wooden case opens to…
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Casting polymer from 250-pound autoclave
- Circa 1938
View of two DuPont technicians casting polymer from a 250-pound autoclave during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware. During production, a…
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C.F. Wells casting polymer from 250-pound autoclave
- Circa 1938
Two views of C.F. Wells casting polymer from a 250-pound autoclave during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware. During production, a…
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Melt viscometer at DuPont Experimental Station
- 1938-Aug-24
General view of a melt viscometer used during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware. This machine was used to measure the melt viscosity 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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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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Detail view of BJ-4 Drawtwister at nylon pilot plant
- 1938-Jul-15
Detail view of the BJ-4 Drawtwister used during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont pilot plant in Wilmington, Delaware. As part of the cold-drawing process, drawtwisters were used to stretch…
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BJ-4 Drawtwister at nylon pilot plant
- 1938-Jul-15
General view of the BJ-4 Drawtwister used during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont pilot plant in Wilmington, Delaware. As part of the cold-drawing process, drawtwisters were used to…
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Gear crimping machine at DuPont Experimental Station
- 1938-May-18
Close-up view of a gear crimping machine used during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware. This machine was likely used for the testing and…
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Two-position vertical windup at DuPont Experimental Station
- 1938-Mar-08
General view of a two-position vertical windup machine used during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware.