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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A brand name for an early plastic material made from [ | + | A brand name for an early plastic material made from [[albumen]] or [[blood]] mixed with [[sawdust|wood dust]]. Bois Durci was patented by Francois Lepage in France in 1856. The heated mixture was poured into molds, then cooled to form a hard, dense, glossy product. It was used for small decorative boxes, combs, pipe stems, inkwells, and plaques. |
== Additional Information == | == Additional Information == | ||
Revision as of 08:35, 9 January 2014
Description
A brand name for an early plastic material made from Albumen or Blood mixed with wood dust. Bois Durci was patented by Francois Lepage in France in 1856. The heated mixture was poured into molds, then cooled to form a hard, dense, glossy product. It was used for small decorative boxes, combs, pipe stems, inkwells, and plaques.
Additional Information
° Plastics Museum: Website° La Societe du Bois Durci:Website (includes images of trade stamps)
Authority
- Pam Hatchfield, Pollutants in the Museum Environment, Archetype Press, London, 2002
- Website address 1 Comment: http://www.plastics-museum.com