Difference between revisions of "Fabrikoid"
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | imitation leather; artificial leather; pyroxylin coated textile | + | imitation leather; artificial leather; manufactured leather; pyroxylin coated textile |
==Collection Risks== | ==Collection Risks== | ||
Revision as of 13:41, 19 February 2025
Description
[DuPont, formerly Fabrikoid Co.] A brand name for a Cellulose nitrate coated textile that is water-resistant and washable. Fabrikoid, also called Imitation leather, was processed using Amyl acetate and Castor oil and was produced in numerous colors. By 1908, the company was was shipping almost 2 million yards of artificial leather for use in was used for book covers, shoes, belts, luggage, carriage trim, baseballs and the seats covers in many Model T Fords.
Synonyms and Related Terms
imitation leather; artificial leather; manufactured leather; pyroxylin coated textile
Collection Risks
- Fabrikoid had a slight odor when fresh, but with age, the odor became putrid due to the residual castor oil turning rancid or the cellulose nitrate degrading.
- Stretching on the diagonal damaged the embossed grain
Resources and Citations
- Robert Kanigel, FauxReal: Genuine Leather and 200 years of Inspired Fakes', University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 2007.
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 203
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982