William Skinner and Sons "Tackle Twill" olive drab fabric length; 1941
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Object Details
- William Skinner and Sons
- Description
- William Skinner and Sons rayon and cotton "Tackle Twill" olive drab selvedge width fabric length; 1941. Manufacturer's notes: Quality 8245, color 902E (olive drab). Rayon 3/1 twilled face, cotton poplin back; warp is a special yarn of the same type used in the manufacture of automobile tire cords because of its quality of strength of wear resistance. The filling is a long staple 3-ply cotton yarn. Used as uniform matieral for the first parachute division of the U.S. Army. Vat dyed, fast color, "Long Life" Cravenette water repellent finish. Cold water shrunk three times to full the fabric. Manufacturer claimed that it cost as much to finish the fabric as to make it.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of William Skinner and Sons
- 1941
- ID Number
- TE.T08535.000
- catalog number
- T08535.000
- Object Name
- Fabric
- Fabric length
- Rayon and Cotton Fabric: "Tackle Twill"
- Fabric Length
- Physical Description
- rayon; cotton (overall material)
- tackle twill (overall style)
- Measurements
- overall: 37 in x 42 1/2 in; 93.98 cm x 107.95 cm
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Holyoke
- Associated Place
- United States: New Jersey, Allentown
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- American Silks
- American Silk Industry
- American Textile Industry
- Textiles
- National Museum of American History
- web subject
- American Textile Industry
- related event
- World War II
- Record ID
- nmah_646487
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-8068-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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