5, The Hard-Rubber-Substitutes Celluloid, Galalith, & Bakelite,

April 27, 2010

Here are a few substitutes for hard rubber. Trademark no. 01102, Celluloid Mfg. Co., "Compound Of Pyroxylin", Jan 14, 1873, is for the name "Celluloid", the cellulose-nitrate-based plastic later used in fountain pens, mechanical pencils, etc. Trademark no. 11569, Charles H. Graef, "Certain Fancy Goods Made Of Hard Rubber, Celluloid, Horn, Lignoid, Xylonite, Tortoise Shell", Oct 14, 1884, used since Aug 9, 1884, is for the words "Labor Omnia Vincit, Columbia" and an image of Bartholdi's "Statue Of Liberty Enlightening The World". Trademark no. 20852, Arlington Mfg. Co., "Material Made Of Pyroxyline", Mar 15, 1892, used since July 1891, is for the word "Pyralin". Trademark nos. 29053 and 29054, George A. Alden & Co., "India-Rubber, Gutta-Percha, And Other Vulcanizable Gums", Oct 27, 1896, are for the names "Anchor Brand" and "Sun Brand", and trademark nos. 29206 through to 29213, Nov 24, 1896, are for the names "Two-Wheel Brand", "Globe Brand", "Crescent Brand", "Eagle Brand", "Wheel Brand", "Rose Brand", "Lighthouse Brand", and "Bell Brand". I'll let you look them up, if you're interested. Trademark no. 33275, Stahl & Straub, "A Chemical Composition As A Substitute For Hard Rubber", July 25, 1899, used since June 17, 1899, is for the word "Xelton". Trademark no. 34001, Celluloid Co., "Pyroxylin Compounds, And Substances Coated With Same", Jan 2, 1900, used since Mar 1, 1898, is for the word "Texoderm". Trademark no. 35320, Loewitz & Rohlfs, "Gutta-Percha Paper", Oct 30, 1900, used since Apr 1, 1893, is for the word "Hammonia". Also see the Thomas R. Dawson and P. D. Porritt book, Rubber, Physical And Chemical Properties (1935), printed on latex-rubber paper, in the Open Library and OCLC links. Trademark no. 36603, Gummiwaaren-Fabriken Harburg, "Substances Of Celluloid, Hard Rubber, And Tortoise, Or Like Nature", June 18, 1901, used since Nov 13, 1900, is the word "Galalith" used for casein plastic. Trademark no. 59629, Celluloid Co., "Plastics Composed In Part Of Pyroxylin Or Soluble Cotton", Jan 15, 1907, used since 1871, is for the word "Celluloid". And trademark no. 75266, Leo H. Baekeland, "Condensation Products Of Phenol And Formaldehyde", Sept 14, 1909, used since June 30, 1907, is the word "Bakelite" used for the plastic "product" in US patent no. 942,852, et al.

George Kovalenko.

I have added sufficient zeroes to the trademark numbers to perform the searches, so if you want to perform the trademark searches yourselves, simply cut and paste, or type the trademark numbers into the search window in the Registration Certificate Portlet. --G.

Edited April 27, 2010 by rhr