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A Brief History of Vintage Stockings – Seamed, Fully Fashioned, Silk & Nylon 1940s, 1950s, 1960s For Sale As New in Sealed Original Packets | Buckingham Vintage
The Forward - On this day in history (1940): The first nylon stockings were sold to the American public by the chemical company DuPont, after being shown at the 1939 World's Fair.
![With nylon stockings scarce, women would paint their legs so it looked like stockings, 1940s - Rare Historical Photos With nylon stockings scarce, women would paint their legs so it looked like stockings, 1940s - Rare Historical Photos](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FCZV7HdpfBo/V-YKBgQ2A6I/AAAAAAAALKg/FFZiEEwkUnsZXkuJiKn3XMJLE9fzZfY7QCLcB/s1600/nylon_stockings_1.jpg)