<P> The first celluloid as a bulk material for forming objects was made in 1855 in Birmingham , England , by Alexander Parkes , who was never able to see his invention reach full fruition , after his firm went bankrupt due to scale - up costs . Parkes patented his discovery after realising a solid residue remained after evaporation of the solvent from photographic collodion . </P>
<P> The first celluloid as a bulk material for forming objects was made in 1855 in Birmingham , England , by Alexander Parkes , who was never able to see his invention reach full fruition , after his firm went bankrupt due to scale - up costs . Parkes patented his discovery after realising a solid residue remained after evaporation of the solvent from photographic collodion . </P>
who invented the photo-sensitive celluloid roll called film used in the kinetograph
who invented the photo-sensitive celluloid roll called film used in the kinetograph
Alexander Parkes
Alexander Parkes