Apron

Description:

In 1935, while working for B. F. Goodrich and searching for a synthetic rubber, a chemical engineer named Waldo Lonsbery Semon developed a rubber-like plastic that was technically termed vinyl chloride, and popularly known as Koroseal. This apron is made of that material.

Ref: “Research Spurs New Rubber Uses,” New York Times (Oct. 24, 1935), p. 7.

Date Made: 1939

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: Gift of the B. F. Goodrich Company

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1982.0033.03Catalog Number: 1982.0033.03Accession Number: 1982.0033

Object Name: Kitchen ApronKoroseal Apron

Measurements: overall: 122 cm x 91 cm; 48 1/16 in x 35 13/16 inoverall: 2 7/8 in x 18 1/2 in x 12 1/2 in; 7.3025 cm x 46.99 cm x 31.75 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-e6c7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_555

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