Corfam
Americannoun
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Corfam is a man-made material used in place of leather.
From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2016
Granted, that's splitting hairs over holes, but our ability to create porosity by chemical means in such microscopic proportions was one of the most important technological accomplishments made during the research that led to "Corfam."
From Time Magazine Archive
Corfam, its much touted leather lookalike, brought out in 1964, was expected to do for shoes what nylon had done for stockings.
From Time Magazine Archive
Consumers shod in Du Font's product inspired the wisecrack, "Corfam shoes always look brand new; they always feel brand new too."
From Time Magazine Archive
Though Newman has experienced some technical problems, the young Corfam owner claims that he expects to sell 15 million sq. ft. this year, enough to make 7.5 million pairs of shoes.
From Time Magazine Archive
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