A History of Tufted Rugs

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Don 't Let Anyone Mislead You, DuPont 501 Is Not the Name of a Fiber

Don 't Let Anyone Mislead You, DuPont 501 Is Not the Name of a Fiber

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Made by
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Advertising Department
Date
1966
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 41
Number
dpads_1803_00655
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. “Don 't Let Anyone Mislead You, DuPont 501 Is Not the Name of a Fiber,” 1966. dpads_1803_00655, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company Advertising Department records (Accession 1803), Series I. Advertising Department, general files, Box 43, Folder 41, Hagley Museum and Library. digital.hagley.org/dpads_1803_00655.

Research notes

Advertisement tear sheet. Hagley summary: "Advertisement for DuPont Carpet Nylon" Subjects include Carpets, Floor coverings, Nylon. Advertising Department general files, Box 43, Folder 41. 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.