Tenite is registered trademark of the Eastman Chemical company of Kingsport, Tenn.
http://cameo.mfa.org/browse/record.asp?e...t=81&page=5A registered trademark originally used for a cellulose acetate plastic. Tenite was first developed in 1929 for use in photographic film (Kodacolor). In 1932, a solid moldable form was marketed for used in plastic parts, such as steering wheels, light switch plates, radio knobs, and poker chips. In 1938, Tenite II, a cellulose acetate butyrate compound was introduced. Tenite polyethylene and Tenite polyprolyene products were added in 1954 and 1962, respectively. By the end of the 20th century, the name Tenite was used only for celllulosic polymers composed of cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate butyrate, and cellulose acetate proprionate.
The Remington stock was made using a Dupont product with the trade name Zytel. Zytel is a polymer resin that has been developed into dozens of grades to suit various engineering requirements. The Remington Nylon 66 was produced from 1959 to 1985, with over 1 million guns sold. They also produced a Nylon 77 with only about 15,000 sold from 1970-1972.
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