One of the earliest plastics.
a phenol formaldehyde resin. Came in a wide variety of colors and used extensively in costume jewelry. Bakelite was also used for purses and some household items. I have a friend that has an accordion that is made of Bakelite except for the keys.
(Trade Name) Early type of thermosetting plastic often used for electrical plugs and sockets. Has a distinctive fishy (ammonia) smell when burning.
or Phenolic A synthetic resin and plastic made from formaldehyde and phenol. It's an insulator and used as buffer material. Paper base grades XX, XXP, XXX and XXXP in thicknesses ranging from .015" to .020" thick.
A trade name applied to synthetic resin. Its uses are similar to those of hard rubber and celluloid.
Trade name for an early plastic made by thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin. This was the first entirely synthetic plastic patented in 1909 by Leo Baekeland.
One of the first industrial resins, also sometimes known as Phenolic resin, developed by chemist Leo Baekeland in the early 20th century. It was used for many modest housewares and personal products (which are now collectible) as well as electrical components (such as insulators or early circuit boards). Although very few pens were ever made from bakelite (which is rather brittle), many antique dealers who don't know the pen market will claim that their celluloid pens are actually bakelite.
Often incorrect term for every plastic material. Bakelite is not used very frequently from manufacturers for the production of fountain pens.
a plastic material that takes on bright colors.
The trademarked name for synthetic resins and plastics developed by a US chemist. Jewelry pieces made of Bakelite, especially with animal and fruit motifs, were extremely popular in the US in the 1930s and are now considered collectors items. Though still a highly specialized category. Bakelite has had something of a renaissance in this country in recent years.
the trade name for plastics produced by Bakelite Lts in England and bakelite Corp. in USA. low moulding a cheap method for mass-producing hollow objects by blowing air into a hollow tube of softened THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER, so that it expands to line the mould
Dense, synthetic resin used for jewellery during the Great Depression. It can be molded, carved, or inlaid into another form. Also called Catalin.
A trademarked thermosetting hardened synthetic resin material commonly used for electrical insulator s, telephone receiver s and assorted industrial manufacturing.
A brand-name plastic first used for industrial and defense applications, but later for hundreds of household products. Known for its extreme hardness, durability and heat-resistance, Bakelite was advertised as "the material of a thousand uses." Bakelite products from the 1920s to 1960s are popular collectors' items today.
A rigid plastic used as an engraving material or as a matrix material for making rubber stamps. It is commonly called phenolic or melamine.
The trade name for an early plastic with a characteristic chemical smell (rub or run under hot water; if it smells like a laboratory, it's probably Bakelite). Used for jewellery, accessories, radios, buttons, and so on from the early 1900s until the 1940s.
a polymer produced by the condensation of phenol and formaldehyde.
A moldable plastic invented by Leo Bakeland in 1909, it was used in jewelry extensively during the U.S. Great Depression of the 1930's. Bakelite can be molded, lathe-carved, and one color can be inlaid into another, as in polka dots. The inlaid and carved pieces are especially popular with collectors today. It has a distinct scent when rubbed similar to formaldehyde.
A phenolic resin patented in 1909 by Leo. H. Baekeland. Popular in the 1920s-1940s, it was used for whimsical designs in a variety of bright colors.
Early form of plastic used in some guitars from the 30's to the 50's.
A trade name for one of the first plastics to come into widespread use. The colors of this plastic are usually limited to browns and blacks. Bakelite was a popular material used in producing early pieces of modern furniture.
Trademark; any of various thermosetting resins or plastics made from formaldehyde and phenol.
Phenol Formaldehyde Resin invented by Leo H Baekeland in 1909. Does not melt once cast.
The proprietary name for phenolic and other plastics materials produced by Bakelite Limited, but often used indiscriminately to describe any phenolic moulding material or moulding. The name is derived from that of Dr Leo Hendrik Baekeland (1863-1944), a Belgian who, through his work on the synthesis of phenolic resins and their commercial development in the early 1900's, is generally considered to be the father of the plastics industry.
A heat resistant, plastic insulator material commonly used in printed circuit boards and transistorized components.
Bakelite (also called catalin) is a dense, synthetic resin that was used to make jewelry, game pieces, and many other things. Bakelite was patented by L.H. Baekeland in 1907. Bakelite plastic is made from carbolic acid and formaldehyde. Bakelite pieces are molded, extruded, or carved. When one Bakelite color is inlaid into another, interesting designs like polka dots can be made. Bakelite was first used to imitate amber. The bangle above is "butterscotch" bakelite.
Bakelite is a brand named material based on the thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride, developed in 1907–1909 by Dr. Leo Baekeland. Formed by the reaction under heat and pressure of phenol and formaldehyde, generally with a wood flour filler, it was the first plastic made from synthetic components.