Questions about Platinum 3776 Celluloid (also a sub question about “legit” retailers)

[mke]

@collectorofmanythings

As I expected, no answer from the person in charge of celluloid materials.

 

[collectorofmanythings]

22 hours ago, mke said:

@collectorofmanythings

As I expected, no answer from the person in charge of celluloid materials.

 

Ah, that’s unfortunate. Well, I just have to hope that it’s celluloid then! Thank you so much for your help though!

[sansenri]

I own one of the jade green 3776 and I'm positive it's celluloid nitrate.

The Pen was bought at the beginning of 2016, and at the moment shows no signs of degradation whatsoever.

 

 

 

 

[collectorofmanythings]

1 hour ago, sansenri said:

I own one of the jade green 3776 and I'm positive it's celluloid nitrate.

The Pen was bought at the beginning of 2016, and at the moment shows no signs of degradation whatsoever.

 

 

 

 

Oh, that’s so gorgeous. That’s the color I am considering purchasing. What’s makes you so certain that it’s nitrate? 
 

Also, how have you stored it so that it shows no signs of degrading? 

[sansenri]

sorry for replying late, the pen when opened smells slightly of camphor, especially inside the cap, which clearly means it's celluloid nitrate (which is made of camphor + nitrocellulose...), I own other celluloid nitrate pens and can recognize the material.

I have not taken great precautions in storage, celluloid nitrate  needs to breathe, so it's best not locked up in a sealed drawer, I keep it in a pen holder that has open sides. It's good to let your pen out of the holder periodically, best occasion is using it!

[collectorofmanythings]

On 7/7/2021 at 1:00 PM, sansenri said:

sorry for replying late, the pen when opened smells slightly of camphor, especially inside the cap, which clearly means it's celluloid nitrate (which is made of camphor + nitrocellulose...), I own other celluloid nitrate pens and can recognize the material.

I have not taken great precautions in storage, celluloid nitrate  needs to breathe, so it's best not locked up in a sealed drawer, I keep it in a pen holder that has open sides. It's good to let your pen out of the holder periodically, best occasion is using it!

Thank you for your response! By the way, what does camphor smell like?

[sansenri]

that's a tough one... oh, ok, like moth balls? (which are camphor)

 

PS just came to my mind, also Tiger Balm contains camphor (and menthol)

[collectorofmanythings]

18 hours ago, sansenri said:

that's a tough one... oh, ok, like moth balls? (which are camphor)

 

PS just came to my mind, also Tiger Balm contains camphor (and menthol)

Oh, moth balls! Ok, thanks!

[como]

19 hours ago, sansenri said:

that's a tough one... oh, ok, like moth balls? (which are camphor)

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Bravo!! I once thought of this question, and I couldn’t describe the smell. 👍