A History of Tufted Rugs

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Seaford Plant nylon collection (photographs, pamphlets, film)

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Made by
DuPont Seaford Plant
Date
1939–
Held by
Hagley Museum and Library
Themes
Nylon & synthetic fibers (DuPont)

Cite this source

DuPont Seaford Plant. “Seaford Plant nylon collection (photographs, pamphlets, film),” 1939–. Hagley Museum and Library. findingaids.hagley.org/1990_266.

Research notes

The world's first nylon plant (Seaford, Delaware). Photographs and negatives of nylon production and nylon products, arranged as Pamphlets, Photographs and Film. Nylon for the carpet industry was developed at Seaford in 1958.