Hi All,
Despite searching on the internet, various dictionaries, and through Angolia's Die Kriegsmarine volumes 1-3, I've been unable to find any clear definition or discussion of the true nature of "Celleon", despite the fact that the term is used daily to describe the shiny thread used in Wehrmacht insignia, mostly for officers. My best assumptions from what I can find is that Celleon is a thread made from a semi-synthetic cellulose derivative, as is Rayon and as is good old cellophane wrap. I found Michael Holverson's great website at http://www.themarshalsbaton.com/Framepage.htm which includes a plethora of pictures of officers' insignia including this eagle with a manufacturer's description in the background with the term "Cellophan":
Recently I purchased my first example of a mint eagle that I believe is Celleon and took some closeup pics to characterise the thread. I wanted to post them and get comments from others about their ideas on the nature of Celleon and whether this is the typical appearance.
First the regular pics and then the closeups will follow:
Despite searching on the internet, various dictionaries, and through Angolia's Die Kriegsmarine volumes 1-3, I've been unable to find any clear definition or discussion of the true nature of "Celleon", despite the fact that the term is used daily to describe the shiny thread used in Wehrmacht insignia, mostly for officers. My best assumptions from what I can find is that Celleon is a thread made from a semi-synthetic cellulose derivative, as is Rayon and as is good old cellophane wrap. I found Michael Holverson's great website at http://www.themarshalsbaton.com/Framepage.htm which includes a plethora of pictures of officers' insignia including this eagle with a manufacturer's description in the background with the term "Cellophan":
Recently I purchased my first example of a mint eagle that I believe is Celleon and took some closeup pics to characterise the thread. I wanted to post them and get comments from others about their ideas on the nature of Celleon and whether this is the typical appearance.
First the regular pics and then the closeups will follow:
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