“Although wartime restrictions on stockings were over, a pair of fine Nylons was still a welcome gift. This laboratory tested Nylon thread - its strength and appearance of the stocking on a shapely leg. The strength was acknowledged by a motoring organisation: ‘In the event of a fan-belt breakage a Nylon stocking makes a good temporary replacement’. At least it would get you home.” British Nylon Spinners, Pontypool, Wales, 1957