Campus Units
Apparel, Events and Hospitality Management
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
4-2012
Journal or Book Title
Journal of Family & Consumer Sciences
Volume
104
Issue
2
First Page
45
Last Page
47
Abstract
The article focuses on the introduction of Rayon in U.S. market. The term was coined by the National Retail Dry Goods Association in 1924. It was created in 1846 in Europe and the U.S. manufactured it in 1911. It was the first regenerated fiber and before its introduction, only cotton, linen, wool and silk were used in making clothes.
Copyright Owner
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
Copyright Date
2012
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Keist, Carmen; Kadolph, Sara; and Marcketti, Sara, "Rayon's Introduction to U.S. Consumers, 1911-1924" (2012). Apparel, Events and Hospitality Management Publications. 72.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/aeshm_pubs/72
Included in
Fashion Design Commons, Fiber, Textile, and Weaving Arts Commons, Industrial and Product Design Commons
Comments
This article is from Journal of Family & Consumer Sciences, April 2012 104(2); 45-47. Posted with permission.