Beware Of Toys Made Of Celluloid
AUCKLAND, Nov. 16. . The, spperintendent oi the Aucklaxid Metropolitan Fire Brigade, Mr G. A. MacKenzie, has issued a warning about I the danger of' celluloid toys which [might be on sale. ' ' Cfficera inyestigat,|ing g fxre in the city fpuxid several bun- ■ dles of celluloid were involved," ht 'said. '-'They were being used to makp [toys. The brigade made investigations 'and found celluloid toys were being Imade in Auckland ^nd were on sale in a city department store. Representa tiona were niade to the management., wAo thppght them to be non-inflam mable. After a demonstration of hotv they bafct, the store withdrew the toys from sale. } ' "Whpre ther% is gpme mtro'Cellulpse in an artiele, the greatest care must bf : exercise,c| in its haqdlipg. Where toyi are of an acetate^bkse, they are upt so dangerous aud are plasaftd gs non-^-J flammablp. Howpver, eveu these requira caref ul hauffii^."'
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Chronicle (Levin), 17 November 1949, Page 5
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