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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kari Green, post: 338373, member: 6848&quot;]So I caught the flu and this is the first time since I posted that I am feeling well enough to check back but I did figure out a couple of things, but only because of your suggestions. So yes, older celluloid does smell like vinegar when it degrades so I braved it and took a big whiff and alas it does not smell like vinegar but it did have a very strange smell. Luckily while I was reading about the vinegar thing I stumbled upon the fact that the very earliest celluloid made smells like camphor. Unfortunately, I did not know what camphor smelt like. So I Googled it (Thank God for Google.) and I found out camphor smells like rosemary. So I ran to my kitchen cupboard and eureka they smell the same! So I have a date for this little guy I think it was made around 1864. Unfortunately, my quest still continues on! So if anyone has any more ideas on how I can obtain any other information on this piece, please let me know. You all have been so helpful. Thank you so very much![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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