Diamond Mills nylon boot lace, ca. 1947
date: label: date made
content: ca. 1947
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: A Diamond Mills nylon boot lace from a 1947 donation by Du Pont of the uses and processes of nylon. A 72" long, 1/4 " wide. extra strong, plastic tip lace braided in tubular shape and pressed flat. Not affected by water, acid, or oil. Color: Spice brown. Used for all types of high boots. An 8 1/2" length was cut off one end of this lace and added to the study card collection when it came into the collection.
topic: label: web subject
content: American Textile Industry
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T09909
label: accession number
content: 176161
label: catalog number
content: T9909
objectType: label: Object Name
content: boot lace
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: nylon (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: tubular braiding (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 72 in x 1/4 in; 182.88 cm x .635 cm