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[[Image: Im1922BIF-Erinoid1.jpg|thumb| 1922. LHS. ]] | [[Image:Im1922BIF-Erinoid1.jpg|thumb| 1922. LHS. ]] | ||
[[Image: Im1922BIF-Erinoid2.jpg|thumb| 1922. RHS. ]] | [[Image:Im1922BIF-Erinoid2.jpg|thumb| 1922. RHS. ]] | ||
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Ditto all addresses. Telephone: Stroud 810 (5 lines). Cables: "Erinoid, Stroud". (1947) | Ditto all addresses. Telephone: Stroud 810 (5 lines). Cables: "Erinoid, Stroud". (1947) | ||
1909 Casein plastics, derived from milk, were developed by Erinoid<ref>History of Plastics[http://www.bpf.co.uk/plastipedia/plastics_history/default.aspx]</ref>. | |||
1914 '''Erinoid Ltd''' of Rodborough, was established at Lightpill Mill, near Stroud. The firm manufactured plastic using casein, a substance derived from milk by a patented dry process. | |||
The factory quickly became the main source of casein plastic in the UK, producing at least 5 tons a week at the start of the First World War. | |||
1922 British Industries Fair Advert (double page) for Erinoid - The New British Insulating Material. A Non-Inflammable Substitute for: Celluloid; Bone; Amber; Ebonite; Horn; Coral; Fibre; Ivory; Jet; Vulcanite; Tortoiseshell; Turquoise. Ideal for Turning and admirably suitable for: Electrical Fittings and Accessories; Buttons, Beads, Combs and Hair Ornaments; Cigarette Holders; Knife Handles; Pencils and Penholders; Hat Pins; Umbrella and Stick Handles; Organ Stops; Piano Keys, etc. (Stand No. K.51) <ref>[[1922 British Industries Fair]] Adverts lxxvi and lxxvii; and p26</ref> | |||
The business continued to expand rapidly, and employed over 500 people by 1933. | |||
1947 British Industries Fair Advert as Manufacturers of Modern Plastics Materials: Casein; Cellulose Acetate; Vinyl Plastics; Polystyrene; Oil Soluble Synthetic Resins. (Plastics Section - Earls Court, 1st Floor, Stand No. 808) <ref>[[1947 British Industries Fair]] Advert 383; and p97</ref> | |||
In 1973, when 700 people were employed, the factory also made polystyrene and articles in thermo-plastic materials for use in the electrical and building industries. | |||
The Stroud-based factory remained the major producer of casein plastic right up to the 1980s, when it ceased manufacture faced with a dwindling market. | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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* [http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=14282] Gloucestershire County Council | * [http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=14282] Gloucestershire County Council | ||
[https://collection.sciencemuseum.org.uk/people/cp38048/erinoid-limited] Science Museum Collections | [https://collection.sciencemuseum.org.uk/people/cp38048/erinoid-limited] Science Museum Collections | ||
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[[Category: Town - Stroud]] | [[Category: Town - Stroud]] | ||
[[Category: Plastics]] | [[Category: Plastics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:46, 7 May 2020
of Lightpull Mills, Stroud, Gloucs.[1] London Office at Regent Street, W1. Birmingham Office at Coleshill Street. (1922)
Ditto all addresses. Telephone: Stroud 810 (5 lines). Cables: "Erinoid, Stroud". (1947)
1909 Casein plastics, derived from milk, were developed by Erinoid[2].
1914 Erinoid Ltd of Rodborough, was established at Lightpill Mill, near Stroud. The firm manufactured plastic using casein, a substance derived from milk by a patented dry process.
The factory quickly became the main source of casein plastic in the UK, producing at least 5 tons a week at the start of the First World War.
1922 British Industries Fair Advert (double page) for Erinoid - The New British Insulating Material. A Non-Inflammable Substitute for: Celluloid; Bone; Amber; Ebonite; Horn; Coral; Fibre; Ivory; Jet; Vulcanite; Tortoiseshell; Turquoise. Ideal for Turning and admirably suitable for: Electrical Fittings and Accessories; Buttons, Beads, Combs and Hair Ornaments; Cigarette Holders; Knife Handles; Pencils and Penholders; Hat Pins; Umbrella and Stick Handles; Organ Stops; Piano Keys, etc. (Stand No. K.51) [3]
The business continued to expand rapidly, and employed over 500 people by 1933.
1947 British Industries Fair Advert as Manufacturers of Modern Plastics Materials: Casein; Cellulose Acetate; Vinyl Plastics; Polystyrene; Oil Soluble Synthetic Resins. (Plastics Section - Earls Court, 1st Floor, Stand No. 808) [4]
In 1973, when 700 people were employed, the factory also made polystyrene and articles in thermo-plastic materials for use in the electrical and building industries.
The Stroud-based factory remained the major producer of casein plastic right up to the 1980s, when it ceased manufacture faced with a dwindling market.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ "British Plastics" Vol.1 No.1 June 1929
- ↑ History of Plastics[1]
- ↑ 1922 British Industries Fair Adverts lxxvi and lxxvii; and p26
- ↑ 1947 British Industries Fair Advert 383; and p97
- [2] Gloucestershire County Council
[3] Science Museum Collections