The Great Tinnie War

[John Bart]

Reverse.... nitroplast

[John Bart]

15 Jahre N.S.D.A.P. i. Plauen.....

[John Bart]

scooped out reverse....

[James Noble]

15 Jahre N.S.D.A.P. i. Plauen.....

John, Another outstanding tinnie that you have found here, excellent piece.

[John Bart]

Hi ya James,
Thanks for the !
.... John

[Ralph A]

E. O. Friedrich

Reverse.... nitroplast

Hi John. I have about half a dozen of this maker's tinnies. He seems to have had a patent on this process, which he calls "Efoplast" or "Esoplast". Seems to be a sort of "plastic-y" leather.

[John Bart]

Esoplast

Hi Ralph,
Thanks for your comments & pics! Very interesting. My "Nitroplast" on my pic got washed out so I am including a better shot here. I found I had another "Efolast."
I wonder if this was the only maker who did this process?
I wonder what the D.R.P.a. stands for?
... John

[John Bart]

Here's another "Efoplast." Sure looks like pressed paper.

[John Bart]

The reverse......

[Ralph A]

Perhaps a forerunner to DRGM?

I asked the same question about 30 miles... I mean 30 pages back.

Here is referred to as "Lederplastik", with a DRGM mark. This guy must have had some sort of lock on the process, all mine of this substance are marked with his name.

[Ralph A]

They're not paper.

Whatever they are.

[Ralph A]

Nor are they plastic.

More of a plasticised leather. Who else has these?

[John Bart]

Ralph,
Ran across a company in Switzerland called "Ecoplast Industries."
They're a recycler and trade scrap plastic. Maybe these things were
made from recycled leather & plastic? Odd that all your pieces and mine were made by the same manufacturer.
....... John

[John Bart]

Ralph,
Nice pieces
......John

[Ralph A]

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