Upgrade your home organization. Swap out boring storage for this timeless antique thrift find that adds instant character and ...

Did you know that billiard balls used to be made from elephant tusks? Or the plastic that was invented to replace it contributed handsomely to the early years of the cinema industry? A.S.Ganesh ...

This case examines celluloid, the world's first commercially successful plastic, which was invented by John Wesley Hyatt in 1869. Initially made to imitate natural materials, celluloid was mainly used ...

The history of film is usually told through cinema's machines and screens, but its material story also runs through the textile workshop. Celluloid is best known as the medium of analog cinema and ...

The Olympics is apparently dealing with its own version of deflategate. Matches in Rio de Janeiro have ended with balls that look like they combusted from being smashed — even though players haven’t ...

I searched eBay for a “nevalyaska.” I just had to have one because of the fascinating story I came across about this little doll’s origin in the Soviet Union. The doll, sometimes called a roly-poly, ...