keytops (Question)

[Ron Nossaman]

>Hi Ron,
>I just found where I got the reference to Pyralin, it
>is what Schaff called ivorine, in their catalog 75-76.
>I believe they stopped its useage because of it being
>a fire hazard.
>Having said that, it is quite possible, that I am
>confusing it with the celluloid that you mentioned.
>Regards,
>Regards,
>John M. Ross

Hi John,
No, you're probably right. I really had heard of pyralin, it just always
struck me as interesting how the name seemed to hint at the pyrotechnic
qualities, or perhaps lack thereof, of the celluloid predecessor. I always
wondered where the name came from.
 
Ron N