Clothing technical files--textiles and fabric, 1927-1981.

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Clothing technical files--textiles and fabric, 1927-1981.

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The records document Consumers' Research's testing, research, and projects relating to the use and safety of the material that makes up clothing. Included are correspondence, notes, magazine and newspaper clippings, test results, and purchase orders. Also includes files relating to the textile industry; wrinkle-proofing, moth-proofing, preshrinking, and sanforizing; the Flammable Fabrics Act; anti-static agents, abrasion resistance tests for fabrics; moisture tests for fabric; and color fastness in fabric properties. Other subjects included are linen, cotton, wool, yarn, camel hair, silk, rayon, nylon, glass fibers, elastic fibers, flannel, knits, rope, rubber, leather, plastics, plastic textiles, and polyvinyl plastic. Also includes various hazard, standards and specifications, repair, and test method files.

7 cubic ft.

Rutgers University

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Consumers' Research, Inc.

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For details of the history of Consumers' Research, Inc. and an overview of its records, see the introduction to this finding aid . From the guide to the Records of Consumers' Research, Inc., General Files, Series 28-45 (only)., 1903-1982, (Special Collections and University Archives. Rutgers University Libraries) From the guide to the Records of Consumers' Research, Inc.: Administrative Files: Series 1-15, 1917-1983, (Rutgers University. Special Collections and University Ar...