Fabrikoid
Brand of artificial leather, from cotton cloth coated with nitrocellulose-based coating
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Fabrikoid, patented in October 1915,[1] is a brand of artificial leather manufactured by DuPont.[2]
Material
Fabrikoid consists of cotton cloth coated with pyroxylin (a less nitrated nitrocellulose, dissolved in castor oil, alcohol, benzene and amyl acetate).[3][4] Fabrikoid has been used for luggage, bookbinding,[5] upholstery and dress trimmings.
History
In 1910, DuPont purchased Newburgh, New York's Fabrikoid Company.[3][6][7]
By the 1920s Fabrikoid was used heavily in both automobile seat covers and the tops of convertible automobiles.[8]
Gilbert Rohde conducted some of the early experiments on its uses in upholstery.[citation needed]
Further reading
- Robert Kanigel (2007). Faux Real: Genuine Leather and 200 Years of Inspired Fakes. Washington D.C.: Joseph Henry Press. ISBN 978-0-8122-0559-6..
- Meikle, Jeffrey L. “Presenting a New Material: From Imitation to Innovation with Fabrikoid.” The Journal of the Decorative Arts Society 1850 - the Present, no. 19 (1995): 8–15.
