CELLULOID BEAVERS

[Robin Hufford]

For what it is worth:  I just read not too long ago that celluloid was
invented in 1866, if I remember correctly.  It was developed in order to
have something from which to make billiard balls which, until then had
been made from ivory.
Regards, Robin Hufford

gordon stelter wrote:

> I'm sorry, Joe,
>      You may be the official list "Tool Police", but I
> feel that I am one of the "Cultural History Police".
>
> 1) "Celluloid" dates to the 19th C, but I have never
> seen it on a  piano earlier than the 'teens.
>
> 2) "THE Beaver" is exactly how Ward and June referred
> to their son.
>
>      Respectfully,
>      Thump
>
>
> --- Joseph Garrett <joegarrett@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > RicB said: "An old fashioned metal teapot... narrow
> > snout... direct the
> > steam onto
> > the keytops and they will get hot enough to peel off
> > with no danger of
> > torching, and no fumes."
> >
> >
> > RicB & a few others,
> > You aren't comprehending!!!!!! This stuff is pre
> > 1900 CELLULOID!!!! It is
> > not the modern plastic that most are accustomed to.
> > It is attached with
> > something that is impervious to heat and
> > STEAM/MOISTURE! GET IT???????
> > GOOD!!! Now, if any of you have a neat trick
> > regarding this stuff, then
> > speak up. Otherwise.....?
> >
> >
> > Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
> > Captain, Tool Police
> > Squares Are I
> >
> >
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