Nitrocellulose crib toy?

Factual Questions
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We raided an antiques store when dressing a set for my friend’s first feature film, Cut Up. One of the things we snagged was a crib toy, a baby that would hang by a string over a baby’s crib. It was so creepy-looking that I bought it from the antiques dealer after the shoot.

I was told by the proprietor that the toy was fromthe 1920s, and that it was made of cellulose. He said that it was dangerous, since it was highly flammable and could even explode if given a hard enough shock. I find it hard to believe that a crib toy would be made of nitrocellulose. :dubious: (Although I do know that many things were made of the stuff early on.) I reckon it must be some other kind of cellulose.

But I’m curious: Is it at all possible that it’s made of nitrocellulose, and not some innocuous kind of cellulose?

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Sorry. I thought the hamsters were feasting on my post. This is a duplicate thread.

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Can’t vouch for that, but as a child I recall seeing my mother’s silver teething ring (actually more barbell-shaped, about three inches long) with imprints of her baby teeth clearly all over it. This item would date from the early 1920’s.

Image sticking a hunk of metal (silver, no less) in a child’s mouth these days to ease teething pain!

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I’ve emailed samclem to have this thread closed. If this one gets replies, then the other one should be closed instead.