Textile Sample Books
1935-1968
Collection of predominantly European textile sample books from the 1930s through the 1960s. Companies represented include Bilbille & Co., Paris; Beaunit Mills, New York City; Creation-Textile, Basel; E.I. Dupont de Nemours & Co.; Societe des Nouveautes Textiles; Textile Argus; and Textile-Paris-Echos.
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Printed catalogs, catalog pages, cotton textile samples, dacron textile samples, orlon textile samples, printed silk textile samples, spun rayon weave textile samples, wool textile samples, woven silk textile samples, woven rayon textile samples.