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That is correct, Lo, both types are called celluloid. Technically, Parkesine and Rhodoid are also celluloid, but are called by their tradenames in much the same way that Vax, Hoover and Dyson are...

Lo,

There are two main types of celluloid:

1. Celluloid Nitrate - the earlist version developed by Parkes and sometimes called Parkesine, and
2. Cellulose Acetate.

The first was used to...

It certainly was, but it was not added at the nitration stage.

After copious washing the guncotton was immersed in a mix of ether and alcohol to dissolve it into a syrupy goo. Some users - myself...

Excellent and informative video - many thanks for posting it.

A small detail concerning the manufacturing process is wrong, though - namely that 'nitrocellulose' is extracted from the cotton...