These Antique Rose Nylon stockings are an example of what was introduced in the 1940's after the inventor Dr. Wallace Hume Carothers, at DuPont, created Nylon."When Du Pont decided to develop nylon into a commercial fiber, the company specifically intended to use it to compete with silk in the women’s hosiery market.
"'Nylons,' as they were soon called, eventually replaced silk stockings."
"Dr. Carothers’ work in polymerization set in motion the modern materials revolution that continues to this day in the development of products that replicate nature yet add specific characteristics such as fire resistance, insulation, and light weight plus strength."
Ament, Phil. "Nylon Stockings." The Great Idea Finder. Troy MI: ©1997-2007. March 2005. Sept. 2009. http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/nylon.htm.
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