Textile fibers, Synthetic

Abstract

Research files, printed materials, manuals, sample cards and sample books, notebooks, and signed items of Herbert T. Pratt, an American chemical engineer, chemistry historian, and collector of rare chemistry books, chemistry memorabilia, and textiles memorabilia.

Scope and content

This collection consists of 4 notebooks containing a mix of photographic and printed materials documenting various cost control and job improvement projects related to DuPont{u2019}s nylon plant in Seaford, Delaware between 1939 and 1940.

Scope and content

The illustrated brochure shows many of the industrial processes and includes a full-color guide to the various Kanebo trademarks.

Scope and Contents For a more detailed inventory, please view this record in our library catalog: https://othmerlib.sciencehistory.org/record=b1065469~S6This collections consists of two commissioned business reports prepared by a firm of consultants to the textiles industry. One report is a study of polypropylene and polyolefins in textiles, prepared for a multi-client group. The second report was commissioned by...

Abstract

The collection is comprised of company documents and secondary sources. None of the materials were actually authored by Comolli.