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Title |
Container of Nylon 66 Pellets |
Object Name |
Sample, Product |
Object ID |
2004.543.203 |
Description |
Small circular clear plastic container with white plastic lid; nylon pellets are opaque white and square in shape; hand written label on the front identifies the pellets and the chemical structure/make up of the pellets. |
Date |
1938 |
Dimensions |
H-2.75 Dia-1.5 inches |
Material |
Plastic, Nylon |
Made |
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company |
Collection |
Joseph X. Labovsky Collection |
Search Terms |
Nylon E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company Plastics Samples Labovsky, Joseph X. Carothers, Wallace |
Provenance |
Donated by Joseph Labovsky, a longtime employee of I. E. Du Pont de Namours & Co., beginning as a laboratory technical assistant to Dr. Wallace Carothers at the Experimental station in Wilmington. Labovsky retired from Du Pont in 1975 and has since lectured extensively on Wallace Carothers and the history of Nylon. |