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
Celluloid and sterling silver pen.
Newark, New Jersey, industrial production complex of the Celluloid Company (c. 1890)
Camphor is a waxy, colorless solid with a strong aroma derived from the wood of the camphor laurel, a large evergreen tree found in East Asia; and in the kapur tree, a tall timber tree from South East
Celluloid
…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 safer methods, celluloid's common…