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It has been widely used both alone to form whole objects and in combination with other materials as a laminate or a surface coating. It was used as a substitute for hard rubber amber or celluloid; for insulating electrical apparatus (since it is a nonconductor); and for the manufacture of certain machinery gears phonograph records and many other articles useful and ornamental and as diverse in character as buttons billiard balls pipestems and umbrella handles.

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