Celluloid Hats
Description: Guitars and Instruments: Used by manufacturers like Taylor Guitars as a synthetic compound mixed with ebony shavings for tuning machine buttons, and by National in the 1930s as a black celluloid finish or fingerboard substitute.Early Audio Recordings: Refers to the 5-minute phonograph cylinders and rare 10-inch disc records produced by the Premier Manufacturing Company (associated with Clarion) around 1909.Plastics and Bakelite: Historically used to describe hard black plastics, similar to Bakelite or vulcanized rubber, utilized in items like vintage pipe stems and trim.
Description: Ebonoid is a synthetic or trade material used historically as a black, hard substitute for ebony wood or celluloid, and as a brand name for early 20th-century phonograph records. Guitars and Instruments: Used by manufacturers like Taylor Guitars as a synthetic compound mixed with ebony shavings for tuning machine buttons, and by National in the 1930s as a black celluloid finish or fingerboard substitute.Early Audio Recordings: Refers to the 5-minute phonograph cylinders and rare 10-inch disc records produced by the Premier Manufacturing Company (associated with Clarion) around 1909.Plastics and Bakelite: Historically used to describe hard black plastics, similar to Bakelite or vulcanized rubber, utilized in items like vintage pipe stems and
