Bakelite Jewelry

The History of Bakelite:

Bakelite, the trade name for phenol-formaldehyde or phenolic resins, was the first totally synthetic plastic and was patented by Dr Leo Baekeland in 1907. He started the Bakelite Corporation in 1922 and was eventually taken over by the Union Carbide and Carbon Company in 1939. Bakelite also impacted on Europe with Baekeland's establishment of the Bakelite Corporation in 1922. Laminated phenolic resins were originally used for the manufacture of gears, Bakelite subsequently emerged as an important new material in product design. This followed the expiry of Baekeland's patents in 1927 when new variants of phenolic resin became available under a variety of trade names. This produced brightly coloured variations of a material that had been black or dark brown in appearance. Many industrial designers in the United States were enthusiastic about the smooth, lightweight, and durable forms that were easily manufactured using the new resins. ed, original Bakelite has a telltale odor.

When rubbed, real bakelite has a tell tale odor 

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