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Nylon carpeting [tufted nylon bath mat and lid cover]

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Made by: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (product information photograph); mats by Neddletuft [sic]
Date: 1955 (year approximate)
Held by: Hagley Museum and Library
Collection: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341), Series V. Man made fibers, Subseries C. Nylon
Number: 1972341_1332
Size: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller
Themes: Nylon & synthetic fibers (DuPont), Machine tufting & Dalton

View at the source Cited in chapter 4, note 24 Cited in chapter 6, note 15

Cite this source

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (product information photograph); mats by Neddletuft [sic]. “Nylon carpeting [tufted nylon bath mat and lid cover],” 1955 (year approximate). 1972341_1332, DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341), Series V. Man made fibers, Subseries C. Nylon, Hagley Museum and Library. digital.hagley.org/1972341_1332.

Research notes

Photograph with caption. Hagley summary: "This soft, luxurious bathmat and matching lid cover are tufted with DuPont nylon. They are described as machine washable by the manufacturer and since nylon does not absorb dirt, should stay clean longer. The Neddletuft mats and covers are usually fluffy and come in array of glowing colors all with an attractive faint sheen imparted by the frosty looking nylon fibers." (Brand spelled "Neddletuft" in the catalogue; probably "Needletuft", not confirmed.) Catalogue title is "Nylon carpeting"; bracketed words added to tell it from 1972341_1333. Why it matters: tufted bath mats were a main product of the Dalton-style tufting industry between bedspreads and broadloom; this shows DuPont promoting nylon for tufted mats around 1955 (Hagley's approximate date). Found: Hagley Digital Archives, search "nylon carpet", 2026-10-28.