Collection: Bakelite-Plastics
Bakelite and Catalin are both early forms of plastic.
Bakelite (polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride) was developed by the Belgian-American chemist Leo Baekeland in 1907.
It is a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin formed from a condensation reaction of phenol and formaldehyde.
Bakelite was used for its electrical non-conductivity and heat-resistant properties in electrical insulators, radio and telephone casings, and such diverse products as kitchenware, jewellery, and toys.

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Original Art Deco Brown Bakelite Door Furniture Including Two Handles With Door Back Plates & Spindle
Vendor:UnknownRegular price $52.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
1964 Muirhead Slow Motion Drive Model D 118 BV In Its Original Box
Vendor:MuirheadRegular price $42.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Op Art Lucite Hand knotted Geometric Shapes Necklace In Clear, Black & Brown Colours
Vendor:UnknownRegular price $120.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
WW2 10F/7741 Type F Bathtub Military Morse Key
Vendor:RAFRegular price $98.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
1930s Red Bakelite Lumy Light Extinction Meter In Its Original Box
Vendor:LumyRegular price $22.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / perSold out -
1934 CEB Ferranti AC Test Set Comprising A Voltmeter & Ammeter In A Bakelite Case
Vendor:FerrantiRegular price $0.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / perSold out -
1940s Marconi Air Ministry D Type Morse Key
Vendor:MarconiRegular price $143.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
RAF Walters 12oz Type 51 10F 20366 Vulcan Bomber Morse Key
Vendor:WaltersRegular price $166.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
1940s MW /LW Crystal Radio In A Bakelite Case
Vendor:UnknownRegular price $0.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / perSold out -
1950s Hanau Bakelite UV Tanning Lamp Repurposed As a Table Lamp
Vendor:HanauRegular price $176.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
WW2 10F/7741 Type F Bathtub Military Morse Key
Vendor:RAFRegular price $0.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / perSold out -
1950s Recordon Bakelite Microphone For A Magnetic Disc Recorder
Vendor:Thermionic Products LtdRegular price $0.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / perSold out -
1940s Velos Day-by-Day White Bakelite Desk Diary Stand 1296
Vendor:Velos, Rees Pitchford & CoRegular price $20.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Vintage Bakelite Lidded Pot In Mottled Brown And Yellow Colours
Vendor:UnknownRegular price $26.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Vintage 12 Inch Circular Brown Bakelite Drinks Tray
Vendor:UnknownRegular price $33.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Vintage BOC Brown Bakelite Circular Ashtray
Vendor:BOCRegular price $0.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / perSold out -
1930s Parker Super Wunup Dunhill Cigarette Case Made from Red-Brown Bakelite
Vendor:Parker Pipe CoRegular price $0.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / perSold out -
Vintage Goldring Gramophone Pick Up Head 112/H 4000 Ohms. Bakelite New Old Stock
Vendor:GoldringRegular price $0.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / perSold out -
Vintage Bakelite Home Broadcasters Desk Microphone
Vendor:UnknownRegular price $0.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / perSold out -
1930s Bakelite In Line Thermostat With Fahrenheit Scale 86B 924LB
Vendor:UnknownRegular price $46.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per