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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 1916)
NITRATED COTTON The Du Pont Fabrikoid Co., with plants at Newburgh, N. Y., and Tor onto, Canada, is the world’s largest producer of leather substitutes, and hence an enormous user of cotton. The base or backing of this material is cotton cloth, the weight and strength of which must depend on the quality of the Fabrikoid desired and the use to which it is to be put. This cloth is carefully and artistically coated with soluble cotton to produce the type of leather substitute desired. It has been erroneously stated that Fabrikoid is coated with guncotton. This is not true, as the grade of dis solved nitrated cotton used in the coat ing is not explosive and could not be used as guncotton because of its low nitration. Furthermore, in the pro cess of coating it is dissolved in solv ents and mixed with oils and pig ments so that even guncotton would be rendered non-explosive. It will bum if ignited with care, but the coating supports combustion less read ily than cloth and hence the infalmma bility of Fabrikoid is low. The Fabrikoid plants now have a combined capacity of 64,000 standard yards per day. In this manufacture more than 12,000,000 yards of cotton cloth, equivalent to more than 6,000, 000 pounds of cotton are used annual ly. The raw cotton consumed in coat ing this quantity of goods will total nearly three tons per day. Even with this enormous production, the com pany has been unable as yet to build fast enough to keep production to within 30 days of its orders. The interest of the Du Pont Com pany in soluble cotton does not end here, for through the Du Pont Chem ical Works it sells the major portion of the soluble cotton employed in other American industries. The enor mous quantity of soluble cotton con sumed can be realized by even a su perficial knowledge of the industries affected. Some of these are: Split Leather Dope—Dissolved cot ton prepared for coating and finishing split leathers in different colors and grades. Patent Leather Dope—Dissolved cotton for treating leathers in the manufacture of patent leathers for all purposes. Leather Substitute Coating—Dis solved cotton for finishing leather substitutes in all kinds, grades and colors. Bronzing Liquids—Dissolved cotton that, has been further treated for ap plying bronzinz coats to different substances. Wood Lacquers—Dissolved cotton that has undergone further chemical treatment for the manufacture of a variety of high-class wood lacquers. Metal Lacquers—Dissolved cotton that has undergone further chemical treatment for the manufacture of a variety of high-class lacquers. Contractile Collodion — Dissolved cotton especially prepared for surgi cal use in closing and sealing small wounds and abrasions. Parlodion—A form of nitrated cot ton or pyroxyline bottled in water for use in preparing pure contractile col lodion and for laboratory uses. Mantle Dip—A high-grade of dis solved cotton especially prepared for dipping gas mantles. Belt Cement—Dissolved cotton that has been especially treated for mak ing a strong, tenacious, waterproof leather cement. There is an addition al cement manufactured along the same line that is used as a general household cement. Leather Renovator—Dissolved cot ton leather dope containing pigment for resurfacing worn leather or lea ther substitutes to restore their ap pearance. Enamels—Of any color for coating coloring and preserving articles of wood metal or composition. The use of 15,000 pounds of cotton paper per day in the manufacture of Pyralin plays an important part in the consumption of cotton cellulose. This substance, which is a waterproof, flexible, pyroxyline material, is man ufactured in a great variety of forms and colors, one of the best known of which is clear, transparent sheeting so often noticed in the form of win dows in automobile and carriage cur tains. Its use is enormous for a vari ety of purposes, such as the manu facture of toys, novelties, flexible windows and scientific instruments, for which purposes it is prepared in sheets of variable thickness. Transparent sheeting is also man ufactured in a great variety of colors, chief of which are amber, green, blue and red. These sheetings find ex tensive use in the manufacture of glasses, goggles, buttons and flexible windows, such as headlight dimmers and glare shields. The full list of Pyralin sheetings would run to great length, for it is manufactured by the Du Pont Comapny in a great variety I of forms, such as ivory sheeting, tor toise sheel sheeting, bronze sheeting, pearl sheeting and opaque colored sheeting. A great profusion of rods, beading and tubes is manufactured in trans parent, opaque and colored Pyralin. These different forms of Pyralin are sold by the Du Pont Company to different concerns that use them in the manufacture of: Spectacle frames, rims and cases. Combs, hairpins and hair ornaments. Buckles. Brushes. Manicure sets. Toilet boxes. Mirrors. Toilet and manicure cases. Buttons. Poeketbook and handbag frames. Powder puff boxes. Cream boxes. Kair receivers. Novelties. Bathroom fittings. Picture frames. Trays. Clock cases, dials and crystals. Handles for knives of all kinds. .Shoe and glove buttoners. Napkin rings. S’gns. Shoe horns. Umbrella handles. Shoe findings. Musical instruments. Poultry markers. Smokers’ articles. Office supplies. Recording instruments. Typewriters. Whips. Dolls. Billiard supplies. Lighting fixtures. The Du Pont not only manufacture the Pyralin sheeting, tubing, rods and beading as such for the use of others, but uses large amounts of this high class material in manufacturing at tractive and useful articles, such as: Sporting goods. Dressing and toilet sets. Buttons. Collars. Desk fittings. Boxes. Cases. Knives. Scissors. Polishers. Files. Tweezers. Picture frames. Brushes. Buttoners. Musical instruments, pegs and picks. Pipe bits. Salad forks and spoons. Cuffs. Clock dials. Teething rings. Razor and knife handles. Bottles. Shirt fronts. Baby rattles. As in the case of Fabrikoid, the de mand for Pyralin and Pyralin articles far exceeds the limits of the plant. The increase in production has been spectacular, and has far surpassed the most ambitious plans of the superin tendents. It is hard to prophesy just how far this development will go, as new uses are being constantly ofund for Pyralin. 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