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| − | '''Bakelite''' was an early form of hard, thermosetting plastic, used in camera making from the 1930s to the 1960s. Many products were made from this material - for example radios, electrical fittings, kitchen utensils - and it was capable of producing complex flowing shapes popular from the art-deco era. | + | '''Bakelite''' was an early form of hard, brittle thermosetting plastic, used in camera making from the 1930s to the 1960s. Many products were made from this material - for example radios, electrical fittings, kitchen utensils - and it was capable of producing complex flowing shapes popular from the art-deco era. |
| + | The word "Bakelite" was originally a trade-name, it is also known as "phenolic". | ||
''See [[:Category: Bakelite]] for a list of Bakelite cameras.'' | ''See [[:Category: Bakelite]] for a list of Bakelite cameras.'' | ||
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* [http://home.planet.nl/~kockpit/ Bakelite and Plastic Museum] | * [http://home.planet.nl/~kockpit/ Bakelite and Plastic Museum] | ||
* [http://www.thecamerasite.net/05_Box_Cameras/Pages/bakeliittikamerat.htm Bakelite cameras] at [http://www.thecamerasite.net/index.htm Reijo Lauro's Camera Site] | * [http://www.thecamerasite.net/05_Box_Cameras/Pages/bakeliittikamerat.htm Bakelite cameras] at [http://www.thecamerasite.net/index.htm Reijo Lauro's Camera Site] | ||
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakelite Wikipedia article on Bakelite material] | ||
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In Dutch: | In Dutch: | ||
* [http://users.telenet.be/juliens/bakeliet/ Bakeliet], a website about bakelite, with [http://users.telenet.be/juliens/bakeliet/camera.html pages about the bakelite cameras] (follow the "Vervolg / Next" links to see more cameras) | * [http://users.telenet.be/juliens/bakeliet/ Bakeliet], a website about bakelite, with [http://users.telenet.be/juliens/bakeliet/camera.html pages about the bakelite cameras] (follow the "Vervolg / Next" links to see more cameras) | ||
Revision as of 12:55, 21 May 2008
Bakelite was an early form of hard, brittle thermosetting plastic, used in camera making from the 1930s to the 1960s. Many products were made from this material - for example radios, electrical fittings, kitchen utensils - and it was capable of producing complex flowing shapes popular from the art-deco era. The word "Bakelite" was originally a trade-name, it is also known as "phenolic".
See Category: Bakelite for a list of Bakelite cameras.
Links
In English:
- Bakelite story at Marriott's World
- Bakelite and Plastic Museum
- Bakelite cameras at Reijo Lauro's Camera Site
- Wikipedia article on Bakelite material
In Dutch:
- Bakeliet, a website about bakelite, with pages about the bakelite cameras (follow the "Vervolg / Next" links to see more cameras)
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