"The Trench Coat" (The DuPont Show with June Allyson. Episode No. 1-16), with a DuPont Carpet Nylon commercial
Film or audio · not yet checked at the source
- Made by
- Sponsor: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
- Date
- 1960-01-11
- Held by
- Hagley Museum and Library
- Collection
- DuPont Company films and commercials (Accession 1995.300), Series VIII. The DuPont Show with June Allyson, FC 322
- Number
- FC 322
- Size
- 1 reel (1200 ft) : sd., b&w ; 16mm (00:29:21:00).
- Themes
- Nylon & synthetic fibers (DuPont), Trade catalogs & marketing
Cite this source
Sponsor: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. “‘The Trench Coat’ (The DuPont Show with June Allyson. Episode No. 1-16), with a DuPont Carpet Nylon commercial,” 1960-01-11. FC 322, DuPont Company films and commercials (Accession 1995.300), Series VIII. The DuPont Show with June Allyson, FC 322, Hagley Museum and Library. digital.hagley.org/FILM_1995300_FC322.
Research notes
Sponsored television program (16mm, low-resolution copy online; high resolution on request). Hagley summary: "David Niven portrays a salesman who briefly acts out a fantasy through the use of a military style trench coat. Includes commercials for DuPont Dacron polyester fiber for curtains, DuPont Nylon tires, plane and automobile tire footage and DuPont Carpet Nylon." Why it matters: Nylon chapter, open question "DuPont TV commercials for carpet nylon": a dated broadcast carrying a DuPont Carpet Nylon spot. Found: Hagley Digital Archives, search "carpet nylon", 2026-10-28.