> Leo Catozzo was allergic to acetone and invented the tape splicer, it says 
> here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Catozzo

Catozzo invented the perforating splicer, that used unperforated tape and 
cut new holes in the tape with dies as you made the splice.  These are very
fast and convenient and projectionists love them, but the chad that gets 
punched out of the holes always winds up where it doesn't belong.

Splicers using perforated tape like the modern Hollywood Film splicers were
in common use before Catozzo invented the guillotine splicer.  Those are
much slower to use... the guillotine splicer is lightning fast and was a huge
thing when it came out.
--scott
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