Skein of German paper yarn; 1907; Consular Collection
date: label: date made
content: 1907
notes: label: Description
content: Thin twisted skein of spun paper yarn, called xylolin; Marked on paper tag: No. 6 Paper Yarn (Xylolin) Made by the (/) Suddeutsche Juteindustrie...
label: Description
content: Consular Collection: Part of a large collection of textile samples acquired by US Consuls overseas for the Dept. of Commerce, between about 1898 and 1918; in reporting on business opportunities and foreign competition. Transferred from the Dept. of Commerce in the 1920s-30s.
label: Description
content: Textiles made from spun paper yarns were around in the late 19th century, primarily for industrial uses such as sacking,when the standard jute sack imparted loose fibers or an odor to the contents. In 1907, German manufacturers promoted new uses for paper yarns: the product would become extremely important to both civilians and the military in the Central Powers during the First World War, when the British blockade cut them off from supplies of other textile fibers. The US and UK both explored the use of paper yarns during and after the war.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Consular Collection Textile Samples
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content: German Paper Yarn
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Transfer from the Department of Commerce
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: ZZ.RSN80514V01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: yarn, paper
label: Object Type
content: yarn
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: yarn: 22 cm x 4.5 cm x 3 cm; 8 11/16 in x 1 3/4 in x 1 3/16 in