William Skinner and Sons midnight blue nylon twill "Combat Cloth"; 1946
William Skinner and Sons midnight blue nylon twill "Combat Cloth"; 1946
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- Description
- William Skinner and Sons Nylon twill "Combat Cloth" fabric length 1946.
- Fine, smooth, slightly stiff, close fabric. Used for soles of electrically headed shoes, casualty blankets, coating purposes for government development, football pants, and basketball uniforms. See T09 669.000 (Football pants) for application of fabric in different color. Commercially known as Combat Cloth. 2 fabric lengths included; one is 144 inches in length and the other is 36 inches. The longer one has a handstitched hem at the top similar to a curtain and was likely used as a display in a store. It has visible deterioration of color due to sun exposure. The wrong side of the fabric has dirt stains, also likely from being on display. The color is Midnight Blue.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Fabric
- Nylon Twill: "Combat Cloth"
- Fabric length
- Fabric Length
- date made
- 1946
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Holyoke
- Associated Place
- United States: Massachusetts, Holyoke
- United States: New Jersey, Allentown
- Physical Description
- nylon (overall material)
- Midnight Blue (overall color)
- twill weave (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 144 in x 38 in; 365.76 cm x 96.52 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T09674A-B
- accession number
- 172805
- catalog number
- T09674A-B
- Credit Line
- Gift of William Skinner and Sons
- subject
- American Textile Industry
- World War II
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- Cultural and Community Life: Textiles
- American Silks
- American Textile Industry
- Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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