In the 1860s, an inventor chased an ivory substitute and helped push celluloid into history

In the 1860s, a billiard ball competition ignited a quest for substitutes for ivory. John Wesley Hyatt's groundbreaking research culminated in the development of celluloid, one of the earliest plastics. This revolutionary material soon found its way into products beyond gaming, permeating ordinary life.

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