A one-pound ball of the fibre, if straightened out, would stretch from coast to coast of the U. S. A woman's undergarment made of it could be concealed in the palm of the hand. It is 150% finer than any previous rayon, 33% finer than natural silk. It was developed almost simultaneously by three manufacturers and no one has an exclusive claim to it.
Such were the facts about a new synthetic fibre, recited last week in Kansas City, by Dr. Ernest Baden Benger of du Pont de Nemours & Co. Nearly 2,000...
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