Changes in Textiles and Advertising
"Heatherbloom Petticoats"
Advertisement
By: A.G. Hyde & Sons
Date: 1908
Source: A.G. Hyde & Sons. "Heatherbloom Petticoats." The Delineator, April 1908, 631.
"Here Is the Truth About Dyes"
Advertisement
By: Wells & Richardson Co.
Date: 1906
Source: Wells & Richardson Co. "Here Is the Truth About Dyes." The Delineator, April 1906, 740.
Introduction
The advertisement for Diamond dyes shows the extent to which the synthetic dyeing industry had progressed from the first dye introduction in 1856. Up until that point, all textile colorants were derived from natural products (plant, animal, or mineral sources) and required fairly extensive preparations to achieve inconsistent results. By the time of this ad's publication in 1906, the entire process of making and using textile dyes had changed,...
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