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November 17, 1884.—The foundation of the artificial silk industry was laid by Count Hilaire de Chardonnet, who patented his cellulose-nitrate process in France on Nov. 17, 1884. A factory was set up at Besançon, and manufacture started in 1891, and though Chardonnet's process has been outdistanced by the cheaper viscose method of production, the growth of the industry has been continuous from that time. Sir Joseph Swan's artificial thread of 1883 was used only for electric lamp filaments, and was not taken up for textiles.
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Calendar of Patent Records. Nature 124, 779 (1929). https://doi.org/10.1038/124779a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/124779a0