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A transparent flammable plastic made in sheets from camphor and nitrocellulose, formerly used for cinematographic film,
  1. A transparent flammable plastic made in sheets from camphor and nitrocellulose, formerly used for cinematographic film

  2. Motion pictures as a genre
    • - having made the leap from theater to celluloid, she can now make more money
  1. highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics
  2. artificial as if portrayed in a film; "a novel with flat celluloid characters"
  3. film: a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events"
  4. Celluloid is the name of a class of compounds created from nitrocellulose and camphor, plus dyes and other agents. Generally regarded to be the first thermoplastic, it was first created as Parkesine in 1862 and as Xylonite in 1869 before being registered as Celluloid in 1870. ...
  5. Invented in 1869, it is a very early plastic invented in the 1800s to mimic the look of glass, tortoise shell, coral, and other jewels. Quite flammable so don't lean over a candle.
  6. The first synthetic plastic material, also known as xylonite or artificial ivory. First prepared in 1865, the material, a highly flammable homogeneous colloidal dispersion of cellulose nitrate and camphor, was commercially important for its toughness, resilience, low manufacturing cost, and ...
  7. A solid flammable synthetic plastic material commonly used up to the middle of the 20th century.
  8. A common plastic used on instrument pickguards, tuning machine buttons and binding. It has a minty, spearmint smell when scraped or sanded and is highly flammable. Some celluloid has suffered from severe deterioration.
  9. a nitrocellulose plastic made from wood by-products, containing pyroxylin and camphor. Highly flammable. Can be blended and laminated to produce beautiful decorative patterns. Celluloid was the brand name created by the Celenese Corporation. Other chemical manufacturers had their own names. ...
  10. One of the earliest plastics, celluloid is derived from cellulose, a natural plant fiber, and was first synthesized around 1870. Items commonly found today include hair combs, dresser articles. Celluloid items for wear were often set with pave rhinestones. ...
  11. Semi-synthetic plastic patented in 1869 by brothers John and Isaiah Hyatt, composed of cellulose nitrate and camphor, used in a variety of commercial applications until it became obsolete in the 1940s with the introduction of petroleum-derived plastics. ...
  12. A type of plastic used on guitars for binding, pickguards and tuner buttons. It shrinks over time and deteriorates with age. You can see examples of this on old Fender pickguards, Gibson tuner buttons and Gretsch binding. When binding deteriorates it is called “binding rot”. ...
  13. A trademark of Hyatt Bros., Newark, NJ (1868).  It is a composition mainly of soluble guncotton and camphor, resembling ivory in texture and color.  Celluloid was also dyed to imitate coral, tortoise-shell, amber, malachite, etc. ...
  14. A thermoplastic material made by the intimate blending of cellulose nitrate with camphor. Alcohol is normally employed as a volatile solvent to assist plasticization, and is subsequently removed.
  15. A thermoplastic material often used in thin sheets because of its good moulding properties.
  16. A wood-based plastic used to make inexpensive products, including dolls, from the late 1800s to the mid 1900s.
  17. A common plastic material used on guitar pick guards, tuners and binding. This material is not very durable and deteriorates over time therefore many vintage guitars have issues with celluloid parts.
  18. Historically, this was the first plastic ever used to produce picks, and it is still of some use today, especially for guitarists aiming for vintage tone. Occasionally, guitarists who smoke have accidentally discovered the extremely flammable nature of this material.
  19. An artificial material produced from pyroxylin, a type of cellulose, and camphor.