A History of Tufted Rugs

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DuPont Carpet Nylon

DuPont Carpet Nylon

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Made by
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Advertising Department
Date
1960
Held by
Hagley Museum and Library
Collection
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company Advertising Department records (Accession 1803), Series I. Advertising Department, general files, Box 43, Folder 37
Number
dpads_1803_00475
Size
1 item : tear sheet
Themes
Nylon & synthetic fibers (DuPont), Trade catalogs & marketing

Cite this source

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Advertising Department. “DuPont Carpet Nylon,” 1960. dpads_1803_00475, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company Advertising Department records (Accession 1803), Series I. Advertising Department, general files, Box 43, Folder 37, Hagley Museum and Library. digital.hagley.org/dpads_1803_00475.

Research notes

Advertisement tear sheet. Hagley summary: "Advertisement for DuPont Nylon; from The New York Time Magazine" Subjects include Carpets, Floor coverings, Nylon. Advertising Department general files, Box 43, Folder 37. (Hagley holds two 1960 tear sheets with this title: dpads_1803_00475 and dpads_1803_00476.) Why it matters: Nylon chapter, open question "DuPont carpet ads from 1958–66": a dated DuPont Carpet Nylon advertisement from before Antron. Found: Hagley Digital Archives, search "carpet nylon", 2026-10-28.