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Some of my Collection:

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MY BAKELITE LECTURE/TALK is now available !!! Includes exhibits, slide show, handouts and much much more.. please contact me for full details, see below .. many people have already enjoyed the fun world of Bakelite... these include the Havering Antiques and Collectors Club, The Yorkshire Clarice Cliff Group and Ann Zierold Art Deco Fairs just to name a few !!!  BEING SO VERSATILE BAKELITE COVERS A WIDE SPECTRUM WHICH MIGHT BE JUST THE THING TO FILL ONE OF THE MEETING DATES IN YOUR CLUB'S CALENDAR OF EVENTS !!!

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I will try to change items on view from my collection at a regular basis: The TIE PRESS shown below was my first ever BAKELITE purchase ... for the princely sum of 50 pence !!!
Made by J.Corby of Northants during the 1930-50's. Trouser presses are still made by the same company today.

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No I am not obsessed with massagers ......!!!!!
A couple of items from my collection

Below : a fully working Pifco Bakelite massager circa 1938,complete with box and accessories

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I recently purchased this fully working KOLSTER BRANDES radio circa 1958 on a local flea market. One of the first radios to combine the old valves with a primitive printed circuit board.

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During the early part of 2004 I added this Boosey & Hawkes Bakelite Clarinet to the collection. From 1931 this greenish brown bakelite instrument displays the old keying fingework Albert system not used for a considerable number of years now. Keen eyed musicians will no doubt notice that a part is missing from this vintage instrument and as I have trouble playing a paper and comb, I'm probably holding the clarinet incorrectly anyway !!  Nice item this

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So what is Bakelite ? ... The Facts

IT'S BAKELITE YOU KNOW !!!! ( WWW.BAKELITEMAN.COM )

The QUICKMIX shown below dates from the 1940's and appeared in a variety of colours .... evidently very good for making egg flip !!!

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I also have the giant version of this mixer in my collection, the QUICKMIX MAJOR ...approx eight inches high ..this model mixes a mean cocktail !!! ...

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Below appears a FERRANTI 146 WIRELESS, made in Manchester 1946, Black and Cream Bakelite:

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This is a late 1950's early 1960's Pifco Massager in Urea Formaldehyde.

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