How celluloid is made

[AltecGreen]

On FPB in a Brandon thread, a discussion broke out on how vintage celluloid patterns might have been made.

I dug up these two movies that show how celluloid acetate is made. The process for celluloid nitrate is similar.


Cellulose nitrate and cellulose acetate are made as a paste/dough rather than as a liquid. By coloring slabs of the paste and rolling/cutting and then stacking, various patterns can be made.


The following two videos are from Mazzucchelli. They were one of the last makers of celluoid nitrate in Italy and still make celluloid acetate for many applications.


The first video (http://www.mazzucchelli1849.it/eng/video.php)is Mazzucchelli's own video that show their process. This video is a bit flaky and it might not load the first time. If the video shows just white, try again.



This is another video that shows the making of a camo pattern celluloid acetate.

http://youtu.be/-dieDZJbBhs

[Laura N]

What's a Brandon thread?

Is this a thing?

[fountainpenkid]

What's a Brandon thread?

Is this a thing?

He is a member who...makes...mistakes...quite a lot. Not typing or something but moral character wise (maybe that's going too far?) Anyway, in many of the FPB threads some of the members get into heated discussions about his actions and sometimes give him advice.

[AltecGreen]

What's a Brandon thread?

Is this a thing?

Brandon is a member on FPB. And a Brandon thread is a thread started by Brandon.

Here is the specific thread (http://fountainpenboard.com/forum/index.php?/topic/4278-first-vacumatic/) that generated discussion. The discussion about how celluloid patterns were made begins on page three of the thread. I recommend reading from post #49. This is actually a good discussion about how vintage pens were made.

[drgoretex]

Very cool video! Thanks!

Ken

[AltecGreen]

What's a Brandon thread?

Is this a thing?

He is a member who...makes...mistakes...quite a lot. Not typing or something but moral character wise (maybe that's going too far?) Anyway, in many of the FPB threads some of the members get into heated discussions about his actions and sometimes give him advice.


This thread (http://fpgeeks.com/forum/showthread.php/2595-Brandon-Cifani-is-engaged-in-fraud) just posted on FPGeeks should explain everything. This is not the first time Brandon has tried this kind of stunt.