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Nylon was first introduced around 1939 and was rapidly in extremely high demand in the US , with up to 4 million pairs of stockings bought in one day. The riots occurred between August 1945 and March 1946 , when Du Pont shifted its manufacturing from wartime material to nylon stockings, at the same time launching a promotional campaign. In one of the worst disturbances, in Pittsburgh , 40,000 women queued up for 13,000 pairs of stockings, leading to fights breaking out. It took several months before Du Pont was able to ramp up production to meet demand. |
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