Permanent-press for trousers soon
On the basis of information from clothing manufacturers, all casual trousers on the market, with the exception of a few special ranges, would be permanent-press treated by 1972-73, Mr M. J. Corbett, technical service manager of the Wool Board, told a technical conference at the Wool Research Organisation at Lincoln. Mr Corbett said that there was no difference between permanent-press and machine washability. When a garment was permanent-press treated, it could be thrown into a washing machine and tumble-dried. But Mr Corbett said that the consumer would pay at
retail up to $1 premium for permanent-press, and it was not easy to get the process on the market and into the shops at that figure. Later, Dr M. Lipson, chief of the Division of Textile Industry of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, described a permanent-press process developed by his organisation. He said that the additional cost of the treatment would be about 25c to 30c. It might put $1 on the price of a pair of trousers.
Dr Lipson showed a pair of casual trousers that still looked like new after being machine-washed and tumbledried seven times.
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32776, 29 November 1971, Page 5
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