William Skinner and Sons Nylon Twill: "Combat Cloth" Irish green fabric length 1946.

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William Skinner and Sons Nylon Twill: "Combat Cloth" Irish green fabric length 1946.

Fine, smooth, slightly stiff, close fabric. Used for soles of electrically heated shoes, casualty blankets, coating purposes for government development, footballpants,and basketball uniforms. See T09669.000 (football pants) for application of fabric in different color. Commercially called Combat Cloth. Color Irish Green. 3/1 twill weave to the right. Yarn sizes - warp is 70/34/7, weft is 210/34/1. 100% nylon.

Date Made: 1946

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, HolyokeAssociated Place: United States: New Jersey, Allentown

Web Subject: American Textile IndustryRelated Event: World War II

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Credit Line: Gift of William Skinner and Sons

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T09671.000Accession Number: 172805Catalog Number: T09671.000

Object Name: Fabricfabric lengthFabric lengthNylon twill: "Combat Cloth"Fabric Length

Physical Description: nylon (overall material)Irish green (overall color)twill weave (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 37 in x 40 in; 93.98 cm x 101.6 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-866a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1162132

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