Featured Celluloid? Catalin? Clueless?

Oh no...
Plastic will 'off gas' until infinity ends..., as far as I know, so acid free storage may be the best.
Some things I found with misc. info in each.
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http://antiques.about.com/od/learningaboutantiques/a/Collecting-Celluloid090612.htm
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http://www.celluloidpurses.com/care/
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http://www.oregonknifeclub.org/celluloid_02.html
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http://anniespicks.weebly.com/pick-storage.html

 

Hmmm. Heat will do it too. I found a cool old purse at a tag sale and put it in my car trunk on the way home. By the time I took it out it was stinking of vinegar and didn't live long after that.

 

That is also true. Look at the site I put in the above post.

 

Jewelry people all know about "celluloid disease" - it's why you don't store one piece of it with any other pieces. If one goes they often all go. It's kind of like a fatal celluloid-specific version of pinkeye.

 

My mistake then.
I thought someone would get some value from the one on purses in particular.

 

They probably will, but these are the reasons I generally don't deal in celluloid...and don't ship it in the middle of summer.(sigh)

 

My Mom has a little celluloid prayer book she received for her Confirmation,its lovely,cracked spine but I love it If I ever get the UMPH, I will taake pics and share. It has a lovely little girl on the cover and on the inside cover a recessed area with a crucifix.

 

Please do. Sounds sweet.

 

Ah, okay, never heard of celluloid disease, so thanks for the info on that KingofThings and evelyb.

 

Hi,
I have a small celluloid box that I noticed was damp and sticky it was packed in a cardboard shoe box. I immediately washed it in soap and water and air dried. It still felt sticky I thought celluloid disease and was going to toss it. I washed it again with white vinegar and baking soda. Rinsed it really well and again left it out to dry. After a week of being ventilated it seemed to be okay. Do not know if the cleaning helped or just the aeration.
greg