While most plan to spend reasonable sums, others say they'll go all out: luxurious materials, home theatres, a Jacuzzi on the patio...even $60,000 kitchens are not that unusual! But how much of their investment will be recovered when their house sells?
Celluloids are a class of compounds created from nitrocellulose and camphor, with added dyes and other agents. Generally considered the first thermoplastic, it was first created as Parkesine in 1856 and as Xylonite in 1869, before being registered as Celluloid in 1870.he name Celluloid actually began as a trademark of the Celluloid Manufacturing Company, first of Albany, NY, and later of Newark, New Jersey, which manufactured the celluloids patented by John Wesley Hyatt. Hyatt used heat and pressure to simplify the manufacture of these compounds.
Unlike the harder, more resilient Bakelite or Catalin (two other collectible old plastics), Celluloid is flammable, sensitive to heat and easily damaged. Celluloid was first invented in the late 19th century and is made of chemical compounds and camphor.It was originally invented to make billiard balls, which were traditionally made of precious ivory. There were several inventors who unsuccessfully attempted to make this type of plastic.nlike the harder, more resilient Bakelite or Catalin (two other collectible old plastics), Celluloid is flammable, sensitive to heat and easily damaged. Celluloid was first invented in the late 19th century and is made of chemical compounds and camphor.