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Five-position windup at nylon pilot plant

  • 1938-Jul-15

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General view of a five-position windup machine located on the ground floor of the Spinning Room at the DuPont pilot plant in Wilmington, Delaware during the early stages of nylon production and research.

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  • 7.5 in. H x 10.5 in W
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  • Box 2

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“Five-Position Windup at Nylon Pilot Plant,” July 15, 1938. Joseph X. Labovsky Collection of Nylon Photographs and Ephemera, Box 2. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/0c483j45f.

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