First platinum jet

First platinum jet through which viscose was drawn into filaments

Details

Category:: Plastics and Modern Materials

Object Number:: 1928-671

Materials:: platinum

type:: jet

credit:: Topham, F.C.; Topham, C.F.

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Frame for the first platinum jet

Frame for the first platinum jet through which viscose was drawn into filaments, including the title 'First platinum jet used for 'viscose' artificial silk (Topham, 1901), a diagram of the jet and a description of the object.