Q: My old brush looks like it has an ivory handle. It is marked "Zylonite." When was it made?

                   A: The American Zylonite Co. was started in 1881 in Adams, Mass. Cylonite was an English plastic
                   like Celluloid. It was renamed Zylonite when the rights were purchased in the United States. The
                   company made dresser sets, collar and cuff boxes, rattles, piano keys and other products. It was
                   purchased by the Celluloid Manufacturing Co. in 1890.

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