J.A. Migel, Inc. "Moon-Glo Meteor" dress fabric; 1918

Description:

A length of J.A. Migel, Inc. silk dress goods "Moon-Glo" Meteor. Lightweight, crepe weave fabric with lustrous satin face and soft finish. Julius A. Migel was a younger brother of Moses Charles Migel, founder of M.C. Migel & Co., Inc, silk manufacturer, renamed H.R. Mallinson & Co., Inc. in 1915. Mallinson, married to Linda Migel, had taken over as the president of M.C. Migel & Co. after his brother-in-law had retired. J.A. Migel was very briefly a partner with H.R. Mallinson, but left the firm in 1915 to form his own, eponymous, silk manufacturing concern. J.A. Migel used many of the marketing tools that his brother and H.R. Mallinson had succeeded with, but his company lasted only a few years.

Date Made: 1918

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York CityAssociated Place: United States: New Jersey, Allentown

Web Subject: American Textile Industry

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, American Silks, American Silk Industry, American Textile Industry, Textiles, Textiles, JA Migel Fabrics

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Credit Line: Gift of J.A. Migel, Inc.

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T04072.000Accession Number: 62992Catalog Number: T04072.000

Object Name: Fabric Length

Physical Description: silk (overall material)blue (overall color)crepe-backed satin weave (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 36 in x 40 in; 91.44 cm x 101.6 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-6156-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1164546

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