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 development of Fiber W, a wool-like version of nylon crimped to mimic the form and properties of wool.
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“Gear Crimping Machine at DuPont Experimental Station,” May 18, 1938. Joseph X. Labovsky Collection of Nylon Photographs and Ephemera, Box 2. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/7s75dc423.
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