Inventor Name
Hyatt, John Wesley
Repository
National Museum of American History
Smithsonian Institution
Archives Center
P.O. Box 37012
MRC 601/Room 1100
Washington, DC 20013-7012
202-633-3270
http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives
Physical Description
1 cubic ft.
Summary
The Celluloid Manufacturing Company is the original corporate name of the present Celluloid Corporation. It was founded in 1872 to present celluloid to the world. The word celluloid was registered as a trademark in 1873 by its inventor, John Wesley Hyatt. Records include publications, trade catalogs, salesman’s kits, photographs, and miscellaneous materials.
Finding Aid
http://amhistory.si.edu/archives/AC0009.html
