[DCRM-L] Term for binding: "Fabricoid"

[Erin Blake]

The entry about it on Dupont's website has a wonderful first sentence:

Fabrikoid was one of DuPont's first non-explosives products. Produced by
coating fabric with nitrocellulose and marketed as artificial leather,
Fabrikoid was widely used in upholstery, luggage and bookbindings during
the early 20th century. In the 1920s, Fabrikoid became the preferred
material for automobile convertible tops and seat covers.

 

See http://heritage.dupont.com/touchpoints/tp_1910/overview.shtml for
more.

 

   EB.

 

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