337 Bakelite 1930's Sportscar

Bakelite 1930's Sportscar

 

Stylish Bakelite Sportscar, just one of thousands of items displayed at the now closed Bakerlite Museum in Williton, Somerset

 

The museum was an Aladins cave of all things Bakerlite, and on our visit i had the pleasure of speaking to the Museums owner Patrick Cook who told me at the time that his collection was now must to large to be housed at the three storey former water mill it then occupied in Williton Somerset and that only about a third of the collection was actually on display. Considering there were literally thousands of items you have to wonder what other gems lie in wait.

 

The first synthetic thermosetting plastic was phenol formaldehyde. It was patented in 1909 by Belgian-born chemist Leo Baekeland (1863-1944) who had emigrated to the US in 1889. The substance forms a useful mouldable plastic when combined with a wood flour filler. It is known by its trade name ’Bakelite’, after its inventor.

 

But if he is able to reopen at a bigger and more urban location a visit to the collection is a must.

 

That is if Saint Greta patron Saint of killjoys allows

 

Thanks for a stunning 61,070,837 views

 

Diolch am olygfa anhygoel, 61,070,837 hoblogaeth y Lloegr honno dros y Mynyddoedd

 

Pob lwc i'r bechgyn, yn chwarae yn erbyn Twrci heddiw

 

Shot 04-07-2017 at the Bakerlite Museum, Williton, Somerset REF 128-337

 

 

 

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