Adamantine is a
veneer
Veneer may refer to:
Materials
* Masonry veneer, a thin facing layer of brick
* Stone veneer, a thin facing layer of stone
* Veneer (dentistry), a cosmetic treatment for teeth
* Wood veneer, a thin facing layer of wood
Arts and entertainment
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developed by The
Celluloid Manufacturing Company of New York City, covered by
U.S. Patent
Under United States law, a patent is a right granted to the inventor of a (1) process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, (2) that is new, useful, and non-obvious. A patent is the right to exclude others, for a limit ...
number 232,037, dated September 7, 1880, for the process of cementing a
celluloid
Celluloids are a class of materials produced by mixing nitrocellulose and camphor, often with added dyes and other agents. Once much more common for its use as photographic film before the advent of safer methods, celluloid's common present-day ...
veneer or coating to a substrate such as a wood case. Adamantine veneer was made in black and white, and in colored patterns that simulated wood grain,
onyx
Onyx is a typically black-and-white banded variety of agate, a silicate mineral. The bands can also be monochromatic with alternating light and dark bands. ''Sardonyx'' is a variety with red to brown bands alternated with black or white bands. ...
and
marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of carbonate minerals (most commonly calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (mineral), dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) that have recrystallized under the influence of heat and pressure. It has a crystalline texture, and is ty ...
.
Expensive French mantel clocks in slate, onyx or marble cases were popular in the United States in the 1860s. American clock manufacturers produced similar looking cases made of iron or wood, known as "Black Mantel Clocks", which were popular from 1880 to 1931.
[
]Seth Thomas Clock Company
The Seth Thomas Clock Company was founded by Seth Thomas in Plymouth Hollow, Connecticut, and began producing clocks in 1813. It was incorporated as the "Seth Thomas Clock Company" in 1853. Plymouth Hollow, a part of the town of Plymouth, was i ...
purchased the right to use the adamantine veneer in 1881, which they called Marbaline.[
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References
Thermoplastics
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