Sample of Dacron polyester fiber, 1951, as used for blending with other fibers, natural and synthetic, for making yarn and then fabric by Goodall-Sanford, Inc. (mills at Sanford, Maine).

__1951: __Dacron suits go on sale in New York City. Polyester fabrics are about to add a new wrinkle to fashion by removing a few wrinkles ... and maybe any sense of style. The fiber came from DuPont, ...