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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A general term used for [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cellulose%20nitrate cellulose nitrate] formulated with less than 12.5% nitrogen. At this low nitrogen concentration, it was not explosive.  Pyroxylin was most often used in lacquer formulations, generically named collodion.  At the London Exposition in 1852, Alexander Parkes first exhibited pyroxylin lacquer. He later patented his production process in 1855.
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A general term used for [[cellulose%20nitrate|cellulose nitrate]] formulated with less than 12.5% nitrogen. At this low nitrogen concentration, it was not explosive.  Pyroxylin was most often used in lacquer formulations, generically named [[collodion]].  At the London Exposition in 1852, Alexander Parkes first exhibited a cellulose nitrate lacquer he called Parkesine . He later patented his production process in 1855. It was used for small objects, such as jewelry, buttons, fountain pens, and brush handles. The Parkesine Company failed after a few years and was acquired by the British Xylonite company in 1875, which produced pyroxylin.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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cellulose nitrate; collodion; Parkesine; celluloid; loalin; French ivory; pyralin  cellulose nitrate; collodion;  Parkesine; loalin; French ivory; pyralin; piroxilina (Esp.);
 
cellulose nitrate; collodion; Parkesine; celluloid; loalin; French ivory; pyralin  cellulose nitrate; collodion;  Parkesine; loalin; French ivory; pyralin; piroxilina (Esp.);
  
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 171
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 171
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* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
 
* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
  
* Website address 1  Comment: History of Plastics: www.nswpmith.com.au/historyofplastics.html (exhibited at 1852 London exposition, patented in 1856)
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* History of Plastics: www.nswpmith.com.au/historyofplastics.html (exhibited at 1852 London exposition, patented in 1856)
  
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com  Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyroxylin (Accessed Jan. 15, 2006)
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* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyroxylin (Accessed Jan. 15, 2006)
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Latest revision as of 08:31, 27 September 2022

Description

A general term used for Cellulose nitrate formulated with less than 12.5% nitrogen. At this low nitrogen concentration, it was not explosive. Pyroxylin was most often used in lacquer formulations, generically named Collodion. At the London Exposition in 1852, Alexander Parkes first exhibited a cellulose nitrate lacquer he called Parkesine . He later patented his production process in 1855. It was used for small objects, such as jewelry, buttons, fountain pens, and brush handles. The Parkesine Company failed after a few years and was acquired by the British Xylonite company in 1875, which produced pyroxylin.

Synonyms and Related Terms

cellulose nitrate; collodion; Parkesine; celluloid; loalin; French ivory; pyralin cellulose nitrate; collodion; Parkesine; loalin; French ivory; pyralin; piroxilina (Esp.);

Resources and Citations

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 171
  • Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
  • Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
  • History of Plastics: www.nswpmith.com.au/historyofplastics.html (exhibited at 1852 London exposition, patented in 1856)