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Nylon Wear Test Underwear

  • 1938

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A pair of off-white underwear made of Nylon with elastic in the waist and around each leg hole.

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Donated by Joseph Labovsky.
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  • 12.5 in. W x 12.5 in. L
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  • (Center of elastic waistband) "Wear Test 1938"
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box 6W63.2 Labovsky Box 11

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Science History Institute. Nylon Wear Test Underwear. Photograph, 2022. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/izptz3a.

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