Fiberloid was registered in Sheffield as a private limited company in 1908, with £5,000 capital. It was designated as a cutlers and silversmiths and dealers in celloloid, xylonite, vulcanised fibre, ivory, and horn. Essentially, it manufactured and marketed cutlery handle materials, especially man-made substitutes such as celluloid. The new company acquired the rights from Fiberloid Co of New York to manufacture ‘grained ivory’ and ‘creamed ivory’. This was a response by the directors to t....