Pioneering in Plastics. The story of Xylonite
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- Author(s) Merriam, John
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1976
- Pages 118pp; illus
- Publisher East Anglian Magazine
- Place Published Ipswich
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- Name British Library of Political & Economic Science
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode WC2A 2HD
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History of the development of the first plastics material, Xylonite, and of the business that developed it, British Xylonite Co Ltd. Part 1 deals with 'Invention, foundation and growth' and Part 2 deals with 'Technical developments', each linked to the early developers, Alexander Parkes and Daniel Spill and the business that exploited this, British Xylonite. Written by a former manager of British Xylonite Ltd and later Bakelite Xylonite Ltd, 1934-73