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Tenite was used to manufacture a wide range of military equipment, including weaponry, medical devices, musical instruments, indicator lights, and other uses.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rotary Club of Kingsport, Tennessee |title=Kingsport, the Planned Industrial City |date=1946 |publisher=Kingsport Press |location=Kingsport, Tennessee |pages=139–145 |url=https://archive.org/details/kingsportplanned00rotarich/page/138/mode/2up |access-date=2 August 2021}}</ref>
==Decay and
[[File:TeniteDecay.jpg|thumb|alt=Close up of a film reel of 8mm home movie in an album. The grey plastic reel is covered in a white powdery substance that has spread to the film.|8mm Kodak home movie reel from the 1960s showing signs of Tenite decay. Note the white powdery substance.]]
Among the various uses for Tenite plastic included film reels for Kodak home movie stock. [[Film preservation|Film preservationists]] are discovering home movie reels made of Tenite that are decaying rapidly, with white powdery flakes covering the plastic surface. Not to be mistaken for [[Mold control and prevention (library and archive)|mold]], the powder from Tenite decay is considered hazardous and proper gear such as nitrile gloves are recommended for handling.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://blogs.harvard.edu/hfacollections/2011/12/20/small-gauge-film-storage/ | title=» small gauge film storage Harvard Film Archive Collections }}</ref> Some film preservationists have claimed that working with this decaying plastic has caused "problems with their eyes, nose, throat and lungs despite taking appropriate handling precautions."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://blogs.libraries.indiana.edu/filmarch/2013/03/25/newsfilm-tenite-home-movies-and-more-an-interview-with-margie-compton/ | title=Newsfilm, Tenite, Home Movies, and More: An Interview with Margie Compton – Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive | date=25 March 2013 }}</ref>
In order to prevent decay and prolong the life of Tenite materials, the US [[National Park Service]] recommends these items be stored with a "stable temperature below 68°[[Fahrenheit|F]]; stable [[Relative humidities|RH]] between 30%-40%. Well ventilate, segregate; use [[molecular sieves|gas adsorbents]] if stored in closed container."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/08-04.pdf | title=Acrobat Accessibility Report }}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.eastman.com/Company/About_Eastman/History/Pages/Introduction.aspx Eastman Chemical Company History | Kingsport TN]
* [http://www.eastman.com/Company/About_Eastman/History/Pages/History_Timeline.aspx ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523173315/http://www.eastman.com/Company/About_Eastman/History/Pages/History_Timeline.aspx |date=2012-05-23 }}
* [http://www.ussafety.com/media_vault/documents/1222786806.pdf ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717175927/http://www.ussafety.com/media_vault/documents/1222786806.pdf |date=2011-07-17 }}
* [http://www.helmethut.com/Features/Tenite%201940.html Tenite 1940]
* [https://blogs.libraries.indiana.edu/filmarch/2013/03/25/newsfilm-tenite-home-movies-and-more-an-interview-with-margie-compton/ Newsfilm, Tenite, Home Movies, and More: An Interview with Margie Compton]
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