DuPont "501" carpet nylon launched in 1958 with a special crimp
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- Date
- 1958
- Publisher
- Hagley oral history (McAndrews, 2018)
- Themes
- Nylon & synthetic fibers (DuPont), Machine tufting & Dalton
Cite this source
“DuPont ‘501’ carpet nylon launched in 1958 with a special crimp.” Research note. digital.hagley.org/system/files/2025-06/islandora_2599141_obj.pdf.
Research notes
From the Tom McAndrews oral history (Hagley): carpet filament from 1952, 501 launched 1958, changed in 1972; BCF praised for hiding soil. Helps resolve the BCF 1957/1959 date question; check the transcript.