Alexander Parkes
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Alexander Parkes was a metallurgist and inventor from Birmingham, England. He created Parkesine, the first man-made plastic.
Blue plaque on the old Birmingham Science Museum
Celluloid
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Celluloids are a class of materials produced by mixing nitrocellulose and camphor, often with added dyes and other agents. Once much more common for its use as photographic film before the advent of s
Alexander Parkes
…Alexander Parkes (29 December 1813 – 29 June 1890) was a metallurgist and inventor from Birmingham, England. He created Parkesine, the first man-made plastic. The son of a manufacturer of brass locks, Parkes was apprenticed to Messenger and Sons, brass founders of Birmingham…
Celluloid and sterling silver pen.
Newark, New Jersey, industrial production complex of the Celluloid Company (c. 1890)
Old celluloid film rolls
An antique celluloid doll