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The T-shirt dress, an American invention in the spring of 1954, was made for as little as $4 and looked wonderful on any average or better-than-average figure. ... Fabrics. There were more miracle fabrics than there had ever been. Dacron. Orlon. and Vicara were combined with other man-made and natural fibers for shirtings,
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The T-shirt dress, an American invention in the spring of 1954, was made for as little as $4 and looked wonderful on any average or better-than-average figure. ... Fabrics. There were more miracle fabrics than there had ever been. Dacron. Orlon. and Vicara were combined with other man-made and natural fibers for shirtings,
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Completely man-made, Dacron was machine washable, extremely durable, resistant to .... "Man-Made Fibers: A Summary of Origins, Characteristics and Uses," .... Dacron necktie advertisements, 1953. Dacron necktie advertisements, 1954. ...
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US Patent References:; "dacron" filler; Frederick - July, 1954 - 2684337; Synthetic fibers having down/feather-like characteristics and suitable for wadding; Sugiyama - December, 1982 - 4364996;
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Conference on Textiles, New London, N. H., July 15, 1954. at Google Indexer on December 9, 2009 ..... formed with Dacron polyester fiber, other man-made ...
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The dramatic 10-year shift in fiber consumption—the impact of man-made fibers— was illustrated in a table published by The Reporter. Man-Made Fiber Machinery Blooms; The ATME show in April 1954 at Atlantic City was called "the greatest in history" and featured much machinery dealing with man-made fibers.
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ob 1954-62; . Bemberg -- rayon made by cuprammonium process; . ... note influx of man-made fibers. It is estimated the first pound of nylon cost $27 million to produce; . Acrilan [formerly Chemstrand], Orlon, Vinyon, Dacron [formerly Amilar] -- synthetic fabrics made from acrylic, polyester and vinyl chloride fibers;
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