Lumarith Cellulose Acetate roll wrap - 1960s vintage plastic

Vintage 1960s boxed roll of Lumarith Cellulose Acetate. Marked #150 Acetate. Packaged by the Transilwrap Company of Chicago, Ill. Various food uses are described on the box.

Lumarith Cellulose Acetate salesman's samples are the subject of a Smithsonian article on the challenge of maintaining plastics what degrade. Many journal citations from the same study.

For display only, we do NOT recommend using this for storing food.

SIZE originally 20" x 60', how much length is left is not known

CONDITION Box has some staining and a couple of adhesive marks.

This is a vintage item. It has been used and loved and it has a history. Every attempt is made to describe it accurately, please examine photos carefully.