Name/Title
Vellux blanket bookletEntry/Object ID
2001.49.1Description
Vellux blanket booklet, "This is How We Make It", published by the West Point Pepperell Consumer Products Division. Eight-page booklet that describes the manufacturing process for Vellux blankets, with samples of the product from the various stages of production: polyurethan foam, nylon scrim, laminated substrate, colored adhesive, white nylon flock, and the final product of Vellux blanketing, both right after production and after being washed 50 times. On each page the manufacturing process is described. A sample piece of red Vellux blanket material has been placed inside the first two pages of the booklet.Dimensions
Height
10 inWidth
8 inDepth
1/4 inMaterials
Material Notes
paper, ink, polyurethane foam, nylonInterpretative Labels
Label Type
Cultural/Historical ContextLabel
These two promotional brochures describe the various steps involved in the manufacture of Vellux blankets, from initial foam layer through an example of the finished blanket material after it had been washed 50 times. Also included is a sample of the product at each stage of production. The samples have all survived well, with the exception of the foam substrate layer which appears to be suffering from dry rot.