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Nylon Fair

Date released

28 Apr 1958

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

174

NoS ID

120546

Story no

4 / 4

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: A ringside view of the Nylon Fair, held in London, to see some of the lovely creations in nylon by Europe’s top designers. The versatility of the material is amply illustated in textured...

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Nylon: Polymer to Product (1997 Video)

aka: Nylon Textile Manufacturing

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min., 2006 sale: £34.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Shows how nylon is spun and woven into different textiles. Covers: designing and engineering the properties of nylon t suit different uses ranging from textiles to tractor tires; the polymerisation process;...

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Marine spokesman on complimentary tights (1982)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified Royal Marines (Plymouth) spokesman on the box of nylon tights sent to the Falklands task force by a company in Uxbridge. Male interviewer not identified.

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Furs from Nylon

Date released

22 Sep 1952

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1216

NoS ID

018067

Story no

1 / 9

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Nylon Fur Coats. DESCRIPTION: Lucky girls with lovely fur coats - but there’s more in it that that, for the furs the models wore at a recent London display were made of Nylon....

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New Nylon Can’t Burn

Date released

9 May 1955

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

2524

NoS ID

045781

New British process makes nylon fireproof.

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Nylon Goes to War

Date released

2 Apr 1945

Series name

War Pictorial News

Issue no

204

NoS ID

156387

Story no

3 / 5

Processes of manufacture of solid nylon thread. Uses: parachute cords and glider tow ropes (both these seen in action).

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Man-Made Macromolecules (1988 Video)

Producer

David Jackson

Subject

Chemistry

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Deals with the polymerisation and the properties of man-made polymers. Examines three polymers produced on the largest scale: polyethylene, polypropylene and nylon 66. In each case samples of the polymer are...

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Condensation Polymers (1998 Video)

Subject

Chemistry

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 20 minutes), £39.00

Introduces the molecular structure, reaction mechanisms, physical properties and manufacture of condensation polymers, using computer animation to explain the molecular structures and processes. Covers:...

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Nylon Fashions

Date released

13 Apr 1959

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

224

NoS ID

120711

Story no

4 / 4

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: A brief look at the more exotic items on show at London’s Nylon Trade Fair. From fur bikinis to glamorous evening gowns - and all that is worn in between so to speak.

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Nylon Fair

Date released

26 Mar 1956

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

065

NoS ID

120178

Story no

4 / 4

Extras

1 film clip

NoS Summary - Swimming costumes and nightgowns are modelled in a fashion show at the first-ever National Nylon Fair at the Royal Albert Hall in London

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