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<p>[QUOTE="Ownedbybear, post: 377422, member: 29"]It might be early rayon and it's worth a burn test. That fluffiness is typical of rayon. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'd actually try washing it. Don't forget that when this was made, dry cleaning was far less common. My own brilliant dry cleaner often suggests that gentle hand washing is far more sympathetic to delicates. She uses Fairy liquid![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ownedbybear, post: 377422, member: 29"]It might be early rayon and it's worth a burn test. That fluffiness is typical of rayon. I'd actually try washing it. Don't forget that when this was made, dry cleaning was far less common. My own brilliant dry cleaner often suggests that gentle hand washing is far more sympathetic to delicates. She uses Fairy liquid![/QUOTE]
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