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In 1869, the race to replace ivory billiard balls helped create the first commercial plastic
John Wesley Hyatt's quest for billiard ball alternatives led to celluloid, the world's first successful plastic. This ...
In the 19th century, the market for ivory products increased to an alarming point. This high demand led to the search for artificial substitutes, but ivory properties were nearly impossible to ...
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