William Skinner and Sons bronze nylon twill "Combat cloth" sample; 1946
date: label: date made
content: 1946
notes: label: Description
content: William Skinner and Sons Nylon twill: "Combat cloth" fabric sample; 1946; in bronze (brown).
label: Description
content: Fine, smooth, slightly stiff, close fabric. 100% nylon, twill weave to the right. Used for soles of electrically headed shoes, casualty blankets, coating purposes for government development, football pants, and basketball uniforms. See T09 669.000 (Football pants) for application of fabric. Commercially known as Combat Cloth, a trademark of Skinner. Bronze color. Large piece (14.5 x 21.5 inches) cut out of the corner for a sample.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Holyoke
label: Associated Place
content: United States: New Jersey, Allentown
topic: label: web subject
content: American Textile Industry
label: related event
content: World War II
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: American Silks
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content: American Textile Industry
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of William Skinner and Sons
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T09672.000
label: accession number
content: 172805
label: catalog number
content: T09672.000
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric
label: Object Name
content: Fabric sample
label: Object Name
content: fabric sample
label: Object Name
content: Fabric Sample
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: nylon (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: Bronze (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: twill weave (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 37 in x 39 in; 93.98 cm x 99.06 cm