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    Posted 10 years ago

    JohnC
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    I need some information and hope someone can help me. During the 1930s, possibly earlier, small diners/cafe's/restaurants may have had their menus in a clear protector, usually with some metal edging on the corners. Sometimes these were single pages, sometimes multi-page. I know these are still made today of vinyl ( the image I'm using I found on the internet from a modern day company) but what were they made of during the pre-WW2 era? Celluloid? Some early type of plastic? I am trying to find the exact/correct term for the era.

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    1. kyratango kyratango, 10 years ago
      Rhodoïd? Celluloid?
      Can't find for early transparent sheet dates...

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