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Bakelite or polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride, is an early plastic. It is a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin, formed from an elimination reaction of phenol with formaldehyde, usually with a wood flour filler. It was developed in 1907 by Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland. One of the first plastics made from synthetic components (although phenol can be extracted from biological sources), Bakelite was used for its electrically nonconductive and heat-resist
WILARDY late 40s hat box style black LUCITE handbag w filigree and RHINESTONE flower
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Admiral Radio-phonograph model 6V12N, 1949 I wish I had one of these.... A design made of bakelite in 1949, in USA.
Vintage 60s Faux Tortoise Shell Lucite Purse * what a beauty!
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FADA SW-57 L56 BLUE & Yellow Catalin Bakelite ORIGINAL Radio from Radio Craze
Rotary phone - I'm old - I remember having these!
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Art deco jade green Empire State radiolette comes with a matching cigarette box
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I still have my grandmother's viewmaster with a few reels.
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My first telephone at 13 years old and my mom made my cake in the shape of a princess phone.
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Vintage dial rotary bell phone, super green color, good vintage condition, comes from the end of 70s (signed 1978).
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This is a rare lemon lime bakelite bangle bracelet. You'll love the swirl of colors
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Bekelite stop watch (Smiths) 1920-30 price $100 with dashboard mounting
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This vintage television was made from Bakelite™, an early plastic.
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Picture of Bakelite radio. Taken in September 2007 by Robert Neild (Robneild) at the Bakelite Museum, Orchard Mill, Williton, Somerset, UK.Ŗ
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Michelle Racca Me too! But, this one was a fancy, colored, wall mount that we only saw on TV shows. Everyone I knew had a tabletop, black version with a small plastic covered slot for a sliver of paper with your handwritten phone number on it. I still remember that number! :)