Genuine US MILITARY SURPLUS

EDDINGTON THREAD MANUFACTURING

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NYLON CORD TYPE THREAD

ITEM:                                                  THREAD, 1 LB SPOOL (ABOUT 1,050 YARDS)

CONDITION:                                       NEW OLD STOCK (NOS)

MANUFACTURER:                               EDDINGTON THREAD MANUFACTURING

COUNTRY OF MFR:                             MADE IN THE USA

SOURCE:                                             GENUINE US MILITARY SURPLUS

NSN:                                                    8310-00-203-3838

COLOR:                                                SAGE GREEN

MATERIAL:                                          NYLON

WEIGHT:                                             1 LB SPOOL

LENGTH:                                              1050 YARDS (APPROX)

US MILITARY SPEC:                           MIL SPEC A-A-59826 (VT-295E)

SIZE (COMMERCIAL):                         415

SIZE (GOVT):                                      6/C

YARDS / LB:                                        1,050

AVERAGE BREAK:                                 72 LBS

ELONGATION:                                     MAX 26%

DIAMETER:                                         .0238”

TPI:                                                     8S X 5Z

NYLON THREAD CHARACTERISTICS:            

§  EFFECT OF HEAT:  STICKS AT 445° FAHRENHEIT.   MELTS AT 485° TO 500° FAHRENHEIT.  YELLOWS SLIGHTLY AT 300° FAHRENHEIT WHEN HELD FOR 5 HOURS

§  EFFECTS OF BLEACHES AND SOLVENTS:  CAN BE BLEACHED IN MOST BLEACHING SOLUTIONS. GENERALLY INSOLUBLE IN MOST ORGANIC SOLVENTS. SOLUBLE IN SOME PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS

§  EFFECTS OF ACIDS & ALKALIS:  UNAFFECTED BY MOST MINERAL ACIDS, EXCEPT HOT MINERAL ACIDS. DISSOLVES WITH PARTIAL DECOMPOSITION IN CONCENTRATED SOLUTIONS OF HYDROCHLORIC, SULPHURIC, AND NITRIC ACIDS. SOLUBLE IN FORMIC ACIDS. SUBSTANTIALLY INERT IN ALKALIS

§  EFFECTS OF MILDEW, AGING, SUNLIGHT & ABRASION:  EXCELLENT RESISTANCE TO MILDEW, AGING AND ABRASION. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT CAUSES SOME DETERIORATION

§  DYES USED:  DISPERSE, ACID AND PRE-METALIZED ARE USUALLY PREFERRED, BUT MOST OTHER CLASSES ARE ALLOWED

ABOUT EDDINGTON THREAD MANUFACTURING:

(FROM EDDINGTON WEBSITE)

WE CRAFT AND ENGINEER INDUSTRIAL FILAMENT THREADS WITH ONLY TWO GOALS IN MIND...PRIDE AND QUALITY. OUR OBJECTIVE AT EDDINGTON THREAD IS TOTAL CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN BOTH PRODUCT AND SERVICE. EXACTING STANDARDS IN MANUFACTURING, STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY, COMMITMENT TO CONSTANT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, THE WORLD’S MOST MODERN BOBBIN WINDING FACILITY, ALONG WITH DEDICATED FIELD REPRESENTATIVES, THE EDDINGTON EXPERTS, MAKE US THE SOURCE OF CHOICE. EDDINGTON THREADS PERFORM CONSISTENTLY ON THE WIDEST RANGE OF SEWING EQUIPMENT.