CANDLE BY THE HOUR: Candles such as these were used as timers for courting couples. The parents would pull the candle rope, make a cut, and. There's something vaguely steampunk about this candle.
TynexÂ®, TynexÂ® A, ChinexÂ®, HeroxÂ® and OrelÂ® are DuPont registered. trademarks for its filaments that are used in premium quality brushes. Applications are: â¢ TynexÂ® 612 Nylon level filaments for toothbrushes. â¢ TynexÂ® 612 Nylon fine filaments for cosmetic brushes. â¢ TynexÂ® 612 Nylon tapered filaments for paintbrushes.
During WWII, Nylon was used as a substitute for silk in parachutes. The first commercial use of this revolutionary petroleum product was for toothbrushes. On February 24, 1938, the Weco Products Company of Chicago, Illinois, began selling its new âDr. Westâs Miracle-Tuftâ â the earliest toothbrush to use synthetic DuPont nylon bristles. Americans will soon brush their teeth with nylon â instead of hog bristles, declared an article in the New York Times.