Review of Nylon Textile Fibers Scrapbook

This collection consists of black and white photographs of pages from what appears to be a promotional booklet entitled "A Review of Nylon Textile Fibers," created circa July 1948. The booklet includes statistics, graphs, and collages of advertisements for and articles about nylon from fashion magazines and other publications. This assorted media collectively highlights the growth and expansion of nylon usage in various industries, including hosiery, lingerie, clothing, tires, military/uniforms, home furnishings, and more; the properties of nylon; and how nylon compares to other fibers in various applications and in price, consumption, and production levels. Notably, the booklet contains information about both continuous filament and staple fiber nylon, and predicts uses and statistics for nylon in 1951. Photographs of a physical display featuring objects made of nylon from various industries completes the collection; the display is also entitled "A Review of Nylon Textile Fibers." It is possible that this was a trade show display produced by Du Pont; however, there are no brand names present in any of the photographs to confirm this attribution.