Colin Williamson, who I've pestered constantly over the past few years with questions.
Mr Tomm F
Sprick, Manager of Corporate Communications for The Union Carbide Corporation of America - who provided me with an amazing
insight into their archived material. Sending me priceless information going back to the early part of the 20th century -
Fascinating declassified documents etc.
Scott Schwartz of the Smithsonian Institute/ National Museum of American History, thanks for permission to
establish a link to this informative and interesting site.
Channel 4, The Collectors Lot programme - A delightful experience for me to appear on the programme with part of my collection.
Also all the viewers who contacted me as a result of the programme.
Granada Breeze - The Antique Fair programme -
Thanks to Hannah Stevenson and the crew, who came to my gaff and filmed the collection - June 2001.
The Daily
Mail and Express Newspapers - for cuttings kindly provided from their respective archives.
Holly Robin - Daughter
of Maurice H Robin, founder of the Rolinx Company. Holly has provided me with a very interesting insight into the work of
her father, part of which appears on my Smoking page ...
Tony Thompson of Vintage Radio World, who I constantly pester for information and always get an answer !!
Tony has an excellent site dedicated to his love of Radios. Links can be found within my site..
The Central Library
Manchester - For invaluable access to the Patents Library records and assorted loaned reading material.
The Patents
Office, Wales - for research and detailed information provided electronically.
Steve Van Dulken at the British Library for patents information
Many thanks to Mr M.J.D.Adams, Managing
Director of Rolinx Plastics Co Ltd Manchester, for taking the time to reply to my various enquiries.
Thermos Ltd -
Essex, Thanks are due for the detailed research and information provided by Thermos on many occasions.
Millers Collectables
Publications - Always a good source of information.
Pifco Ltd of Manchester - Thanks are due for researching their
archives and providing me with copies of old publications,catalogues etc.
Suffolk County Council(Libraries & Heritage)
- Thanks are due to the Public Service Archives and the Ipswich Branch of the Suffolk Records Office for providing details
of the British Xylonite Company and Successors.
Bradford(Yorkshire)City Library - For research and information on
local plastic producers.
Gad Sassower - For information provided from someone who most certainly knows his Bakelite
!! A visit to his shop Decodence at Camden Passage Mall, London is a must. Visit and drool !!!!
The NSPCC shop in Shaw Oldham - For my first ever item of Bakelite.
My Family - Gemma, my daughter
for spotting my first ever book on Bakelite at a local library. Barbara, my wife for putting up with my constantly expanding
collection and Matthew, my son for his help in designing this website.
Havering Antique & Collectors Club, Harold Wood, Essex, who kindly invited me to do my Bakelite Lecture
during October 2003.
Finally but not least, thanks to anyone else I have mithered, cajoled and begged information from. If
you are missing from this list - apologies - and PLEASE let me know !!!
Cheers JoolZ
