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Tulip Time in Holland

Manufacturer:
Celanese Corporation of America  Search this
Medium:
Medium: rayon Technique: printed on plain weave
Dimensions:
H x W: 30.3 x 35.5 cm (11 15/16 in. x 14 in.)
Type:
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Manufacturer's sample
Object Name:
Manufacturer's sample
Made in:
USA
Date:
1948
Accession Number:
1948-72-33
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4e75048c5-8f83-4092-a061-6cad837af6a2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1948-72-33
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Poodles

Manufacturer:
Celanese Corporation of America  Search this
Medium:
Medium: rayon Technique: printed on plain weave
Dimensions:
H x W: 30.3 x 35.5 cm (11 15/16 in. x 14 in.)
Type:
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Manufacturer's sample
Object Name:
Manufacturer's sample
Made in:
USA
Date:
1948
Accession Number:
1948-72-34
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4a9b87d86-2788-4f76-a333-f572b288224d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1948-72-34
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La Boheme

Manufacturer:
Celanese Corporation of America  Search this
Medium:
Medium: rayon Technique: printed on plain weave
Type:
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Manufacturer's sample
Object Name:
Manufacturer's sample
Made in:
USA
Date:
1948
Accession Number:
1948-72-35
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq487152558-a3b4-4db0-a79c-1e6951511b4c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1948-72-35
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Digits

Manufacturer:
Celanese Corporation of America  Search this
Medium:
Medium: rayon Technique: printed on plain weave
Dimensions:
H x W: 30.3 x 35.5 cm (11 15/16 in. x 14 in.)
Type:
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Manufacturer's sample
Object Name:
Manufacturer's sample
Made in:
USA
Date:
1940–49
Accession Number:
1948-72-36
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq41a0d96a4-1dff-469b-b4b4-e7c19ee61862
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1948-72-36
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Ionic

Designer:
Norman Trigg Inc.  Search this
Medium:
Medium: fiberglass Technique: printed on twill weave
Dimensions:
H x W: 15 x 12 cm (5 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Type:
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Manufacturer's sample
Object Name:
Manufacturer's sample
Made in:
USA
Date:
ca. 1953
Credit Line:
Gift of Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.
Accession Number:
1953-72-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq47162ad1c-4780-4f41-9cec-489345648263
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1953-72-1
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Manufacturer's sample

Designer:
Norman Trigg Inc.  Search this
Medium:
Medium: fiberglass Technique: printed
Dimensions:
H x W: 16 x 11 cm (6 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Type:
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Manufacturer's sample
Made in:
USA
Date:
ca. 1953
Credit Line:
Gift of Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.
Accession Number:
1953-72-2
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq407de9622-ee7e-4bff-8bf3-fbd16209201a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1953-72-2
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Manufacturer's sample

Designer:
Laverne International, Ltd., 1942–1964  Search this
Medium:
Medium: fiberglass Technique: printed
Dimensions:
H x W: 15 x 9 cm (5 7/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
Type:
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Manufacturer's sample
Made in:
USA
Date:
ca. 1953
Credit Line:
Gift of Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.
Accession Number:
1953-72-3
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4b3a22725-d594-4745-be2a-ba317a726b14
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1953-72-3
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Manufacturer's sample

Designer:
Laverne International, Ltd., 1942–1964  Search this
Medium:
Medium: fiberglass Technique: printed
Dimensions:
H x W: 15 x 12 cm (5 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Type:
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Manufacturer's sample
Made in:
USA
Date:
1945–1955
Credit Line:
Gift of Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.
Accession Number:
1953-72-4
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq421344423-81ee-4191-9eca-65ac2e5b6388
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1953-72-4
Online Media:

Manufacturer's sample

Designer:
Norman Trigg Inc.  Search this
Medium:
Medium: fiberglass Technique: printed
Dimensions:
H x W: 16 x 12 cm (6 5/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Type:
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Manufacturer's sample
Made in:
USA
Date:
ca. 1953
Credit Line:
Gift of Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.
Accession Number:
1953-72-5
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4f562003d-600c-4edd-a1dd-1cfe0559bf0a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1953-72-5
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Manufacturer's sample

Manufacturer:
United Merchants Industrial Fabrics, Inc., (Teaneck, NJ, USA)  Search this
Type:
woven textiles
Manufacturer's sample
Accession Number:
1957-62-4
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4cf1e9150-1db7-4332-8972-013e2874c40b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1957-62-4

Manufacturer's sample

Manufacturer:
United Merchants Industrial Fabrics, Inc., (Teaneck, NJ, USA)  Search this
Type:
woven textiles
Manufacturer's sample
Accession Number:
1957-62-6
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq401e8f8bf-6096-4c58-915d-23ebf4ac1266
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1957-62-6

Uno

Designer:
Sumiko Honda  Search this
Mr. Tsuyoshi Matsumoto  Search this
Producer:
Kawashima Textile Manufacturers Ltd  Search this
Medium:
Medium: 69% polyester, 31% rayon Technique: jacquard woven
Dimensions:
Warp x Weft: 400 x 147 cm (13 ft. 1 1/2 in. x 57 7/8 in.)
Type:
woven textiles
Textile
Object Name:
Textile
Designed in:
Kyoto, Japan
Manufactured in:
Italy
Date:
1991
Credit Line:
Gift of Nissho Iwai Textile (U.S.A.) Inc.
Accession Number:
1992-186-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright Notice:
© Kawashima Textile
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Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c1dac5a4-d001-4a7e-8444-f0e826e1c47f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1992-186-1

Quattro

Designer:
Sumiko Honda  Search this
Mr. Tsuyoshi Matsumoto  Search this
Producer:
Kawashima Textile Manufacturers Ltd  Search this
Medium:
Medium: 69% polyester, 31% rayon Technique: jacquard woven
Dimensions:
Warp x Weft: 400 x 150 cm (13 ft. 1 1/2 in. x 59 1/16 in.)
Type:
woven textiles
Textile
Object Name:
Textile
Made in:
Kyoto, Japan
Date:
1991
Credit Line:
Gift of Nissho Iwai Textile (U.S.A.) Inc.
Accession Number:
1992-186-2
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright Notice:
© Kawashima Textile
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Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq464dea05e-f6d0-43ab-913f-551c4e2917b5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1992-186-2

Textile

Manufacturer:
Pacific Mills  Search this
Designer:
H. Topham  Search this
Medium:
Medium: silk, cotton, wool Technique: jacquard woven
Dimensions:
H x W: 61 × 63.5 cm (24 × 25 in.)
Type:
woven textiles
Textile
Made in:
Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
Date:
1876
Credit Line:
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of George Gelineau
Accession Number:
2016-35-79
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4eb79a9e6-f11b-4475-b3b7-e533a6850bf4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_2016-35-79

[Trade catalogs from Parks-Cramer Co.]

Variant company name:
Established 1918.  Search this
Company Name:
Parks-Cramer Co.  Search this
Related companies:
G.M. Parks (Fitchburg, MA) ; Stuart Warren Cramer (Charlotte, NC) ;  Search this
Notes content:
Catalogs and bulletins related to Parks-Cramer, a major manufacturer of humidifiers and air-conditioning systems for the textile industry . The G.M. Parks Company, manufactured industrial piping, heating, and ventilation systems. File (dates ranging from 1920s through 1960s) consists of catalogues and bulletins such as: "Air Conditioning Practice in Woolen and Worsted Mills" ; "Industrial Heating by Oil Circulation: Merrill Process" ; "Automatic Regulators for Humidity and Temperature" ; "Parks Automatic Airchanger vs. Ordinary Ventilation" ; "Air Conditioning in Printing and Lithographic Plants" ; "Jacketed Piping and Fitting" ; "Industrial Heating by Oil Circulation in the Insulated Wire Industry" ; "Loo Cleaning by Ocillaire" ; "SpinSacVac for the Spinning Frame" ; "Roving Frame Cleaner Type CTFV" ; "Parks Jacketed Cocks, Fittings and Jacketed Piping", "The Portable Dustless Card Stripper" ; the ParkSpray Hygrostat ; ParkSpray Psychrostat ; laboratory air conditioning unit ; "Densimatic Condensate Control System" ; a 1932 flyer for pumping asphalt, rosin, chocolate and other thick liquids through P-C jacketed pipes and joints. Plus two circa 1924 books/manuals: "Air Conditioning in Textile Mills: A Handbook on Humidification for Textile Manufacturers Engineers and Students" and "Industrial Heating by Oil Circulation: Merrill Process".
Includes:
Trade catalog, manual and histories
Black and white images
Physical description:
56 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Cleaning tools and supplies  Search this
Engineering consultants and contractors  Search this
Furnaces and boilers  Search this
Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this
Mills and milling supplies  Search this
Pumping machinery and air compressors  Search this
Textiles and textile machinery  Search this
Topic:
Air conditioning  Search this
Air-compressors  Search this
Barrels  Search this
Boilers  Search this
Bottling  Search this
Cleaning compounds  Search this
Cleaning machinery and appliances  Search this
Consulting engineers  Search this
Engineers  Search this
Furnaces  Search this
Heating  Search this
Heating and ventilation industry  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Milling machinery  Search this
Pumping machinery industry  Search this
Textile fabrics  Search this
Textile machinery industry  Search this
Ventilation  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_28825
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_28825

[Trade catalogs from Monsanto Chemical Co.]

Company Name:
Monsanto Chemical Co.  Search this
Related companies:
I. F. Laucks, Inc. ; Monsanto Chemical Works ; Merrimac Div. ; Lion Oil Co. Div. ; Merrimac Chemical Co. Div. ; Animal Sciences Division ; Monsanto Plastics  Search this
Notes content:
One record in Spanish . "Monsanto Magazine" company publication ; World War II wartime publication ; synthetic food additives ; synthetic flavoring compounds ; methyl salicylate [synthetic oil of wintergreen] ; plasticizers ; resins ; plastics ; insecticides ; pesticides ; saccharin ; phosphorus ; "Santocel" chemical insulation ; "How Monsanto Serves: The Story of the Monsanto Chemical Company" company history , including lists of common objects of the 1930s manufactured using Monsanto products ; "Lion" roof coatings ; "Laucks" glues ; "Laucks" wood preservatives ; water treatment chemicals ; chemicals for textile manufacturing ; shell molding process for foundries ; "Plastics' Contribution to National Defense" ; phosphorus-iron alloys ; chemicals for leather tanning ; "The Texas City Disaster" 1947 accident ; ammonium nitrate explosion ; soil conditioners ; "Krilium" soil conditioner ; "M-Pak" blasting agents ; "Pydraul" fire resistant hydraulic fluid ; environmental stewardship ; other chemical products ; "Parathion" chemical ; "Posilac" bovine somatotropin ; "Biotechnology: solutions for tomorrow's world" ;
Includes:
Trade catalog and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
115 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Chemicals and chemical products  Search this
Drugs; pharmaceuticals and patent medicines  Search this
Explosives and fireworks  Search this
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Foods and beverage products and processing equipment (including brewing; distilleries; beer; wine; etc.)  Search this
Garden and lawn equipment and supplies  Search this
Livestock and fisheries  Search this
Paint; varnishes; adhesives; coatings; etc.  Search this
Plastics and rubber  Search this
Topic:
Adhesives  Search this
Animal industry  Search this
Beverage industry  Search this
Chemicals  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Distilleries  Search this
Drugs  Search this
Explosives industry  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Fireworks  Search this
Fisheries  Search this
Food industry and trade  Search this
Garden ornaments and furniture  Search this
Garden tools  Search this
Livestock  Search this
Paint industry and trade  Search this
Patent medicines  Search this
Pharmacy  Search this
Plastics industry and trade  Search this
Rubber industry and trade  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_32061
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_32061

[Trade catalogs from Geo. Draper & Sons]

Company Name:
Geo. Draper & Sons  Search this
Notes content:
"Facts and Figures for Textile Manufacturers," 1896
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Hopedale, Massachusetts, United States
Date:
1800s
Topic (Romaine term):
Textiles and textile machinery  Search this
Topic:
Textile fabrics  Search this
Textile machinery industry  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_41135
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_41135

5 Skeins of raw silk; ca. 1900

Measurements:
overall: 3 1/4 in x 15 in x 9 in; 8.255 cm x 38.1 cm x 22.86 cm
Object Name:
silk skeins
silk skeins, batch of
Date made:
ca. 1900
Credit Line:
Transfer from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1912
ID Number:
TE.T01091.000
Catalog number:
T1091
Accession number:
54306
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Textiles
American Silks
American Textile Industry
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-6ec1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_647973

12 skeins of reeled raw silk; ca. 1900

Measurements:
overall: 4 1/2 in x 13 3/4 in x 9 3/4 in; 11.43 cm x 34.925 cm x 24.765 cm
Object Name:
silk skeins
raw silk
silk skeins, batch of
Date made:
ca. 1900
Credit Line:
Transfer from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1912
ID Number:
TE.T01110.000
Catalog number:
T01110.000
T1110
Accession number:
54306
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Textiles
American Silks
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-bb93-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_647976

5 skeins of raw silk, reeled; ca. 1900

Measurements:
overall: 2 1/2 in x 11 3/4 in x 5 3/4 in; 6.35 cm x 29.845 cm x 14.605 cm
Object Name:
silk skeins
raw silk
silk skeins, batch of
Date made:
ca. 1900
Credit Line:
Transfer from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1912
ID Number:
TE.T01111.000
Catalog number:
T01111.000
T1111
Accession number:
54306
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Textiles
American Silks
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-82d0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_647977

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