Fabrikoid

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.

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Fabrikoid - A Game Changer". Hagley Museum. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Fabrikoid: definition and meaning". Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 Peachey, Jeff (18 February 2014). "Fabrikoid". Peachey Conservation. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  4. ↑ World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. 7 (F), 1967 Edition, p. 3.
  5. ↑ "Bound - Fabrikoid". Any Weather Paper. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  6. ↑ Smith, Ernie (19 December 2016). "How Pleather Saved the DuPont Company—And Some Cows, Too". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS POWDER COMPANY and Du Pont Fabrikoid Company, Petitioners, v. WALTER E. MASLAND et al". Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "DuPont website entry on Fabrikoid". Archived from the original on 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2011-04-20.


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