Collodion, invented in 1848 and used as a wound dressing and an emulsion for photographic plates, is dried to a celluloid like film.
Nitrocellulose-based plastics slightly predate celluloid.
History Celluloid and sterling silver pen. Once much more common for its use as photographic film before the advent of safer methods, celluloid's common contemporary uses are for manufacturing table tennis balls, musical instruments, combs, office equipment, fountain pen bodies, and guitar picks. For the Malayalam film, see Celluloid (film).Ĭelluloids are a class of materials produced by mixing nitrocellulose and camphor, often with added dyes and other agents.
For the French record label, see Celluloid Records.
