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Word: holeproof (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...time, Feinberg started reaching out for other well-known lines, e.g., Catalina swimwear (which claims to be the world's biggest swimsuit maker), Fruit of the Loom hosiery. Last week, still pulling itself up by the garters, Kayser agreed to pay $13 million for Milwaukee's thriving Holeproof Hosiery Co. (1954 net: $1,157,984), one of the biggest U.S. lingerie and stocking manufacturers. The merger, Kayser's sixth in one year, will make it the world's largest producer of lingerie, stockings and women's accessories. Solidly in the black, after six years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CORPORATIONS: Going Steady | 8/29/1955 | See Source »

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