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Table of Contents: Preserving the culture of the ages; Warm wrapping in a cold wilderness; Reviving a volitile era; New name, new image; Corporate flying carpets; Spandex stays in the swim; Blast off at rock bottom; A new wrap for the old six-pack;...
Aerial view of the Orlon acrylic fiber, acetate yarn and Lycra spandex fiber plants of E.I. du Pont Nemours & Company at Waynesboro, Virginia. The Orlon unit was completed in 1958; Du Pont's acetate plant has been in operation in Waynesboro since...
Aerial view of the Orlon acrylic fiber, acetate yarn and Lycra spandex fiber plants of E.I. du Pont Nemours & Company at Waynesboro, Virginia. The Orlon unit was completed in 1958; Du Pont's acetate plant has been in operation in Waynesboro since...
Lycra spandex yarn, a product of DuPont research, is put through a creeling operation in plant at Waynesboro, Virginia as part of a testing procedure to determine if the yarn will run satisfactorily on the types of equipment used by DuPont...
Lycra spandex fiber, wrapped in cellophane for shipping, is checked by inspectors at DuPont plant in Waynesboro, Virginia where the product is manufactured. This picture was taken as yarn buggies wait to be wheeled to the shipping area where the...
Lycra spandex fiber in production at the DuPont Company's plant in Waynesboro, Virginia undergoes a double check before shipping, Inspectress in background certifies yarn for shipping, wraps it in cellophane and racks it on shipping buggy. The...
Careful check of yarn formation on shipping bobbins holding Lycra spandex fiber is made by supervisor at DuPont's Waynesboro plant. This careful scrutiny of the yarn takes place even before it is okayed to be sent to inspectors who prepare it for...
Aerial view of the Orlon acrylic fiber, acetate yarn and Lycra spandex fiber plants of E.I. du Pont Nemours & Company at Waynesboro, Virginia. The Orlon unit was completed in 1958; Du Pont's acetate plant has been in operation in Waynesboro since...
