An interesting article about early rayon manufacture.

[Circa Vintage Clothing]

Hi all,

Found this article about rayon that you might find interesting:

Rayon, an epidemic of insanity.

In 1933, workers at a plant in Delaware began suffering breakdowns. Enter Alice Hamilton, one of history’s foremost occupational-health detectives.

 

[Midge]

Thanks for sharing - that was very interesting to read!

 

[poppysvintageclothing]

Very interesting....one has to wonder what still goes on in factories manufacturing fabrics as far as chemicals go.

 

[anothertimevintageapparel]

Interesting and frightening. It appears very similar to the "Mad Hatters" of Victorian times.

I wonder if handling vintage rayon can still cause issues?