S. Slater and Sons nylon twill Parachute cloth length; 1941.
date: label: date made
content: 1941
name: label: maker
content: Slater, Samuel
label: maker
content: S. Slater & Sons
notes: label: Description
content: S. Slater and Sons nylon twill Parachute cloth fabric length; 1941.
label: Description
content: White twill weave fabric length with some brown marks and spotting throughout. This Nylon cloth was specifically made for parachutes in World War II. Manufacturer's notes: Style 10340 Ex. 2, 38" reed, counting 143 x 104; warp 37/13 nylon 8 T, filling 56/20 nylon 3 T. Woven by S. Slater and Sons. One edge is pinked, and the other is torn and not straight.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Rhode Island, Pawtucket
label: Associated Place
content: United States: New Jersey, Allentown
topic: label: web subject
content: American Textile Industry
label: Subject
content: World War II
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 S. Slater and Sons
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T08523.000
label: catalog number
content: T08523.000
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric
label: Object Name
content: Fabric length
label: Object Name
content: Nylon Parachute Cloth
label: Object Name
content: Fabric Length
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: nylon (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: twill weave (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 117 in x 37 in; 297.18 cm x 93.98 cm