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This bakelite telephone was designed by Jean Heiberg between 1930 and 1932 for Ericsson in Sweden. It was redesigned later to smoother lines, as can be seen below.
Displaced from their primary careers by a couple of cell phones and a gaggle of computers, these two characters have taken up theater – they were both props in a production of Neil Simon’s Laughter on the 23rd Floor this past weekend.
The telephone was in service as recently as four years ago, when we decided there was really no need to have a land line. The typewriter was my daily companion when I was the editor of my college paper, and banged out many a term paper (with help from correction paper and Wite-Out). And people wonder why I hit the keys of my computer keyboard so hard....
The stack on the left show geometric work with techniques like faceting and carving. The very simple ones on the right are called spacers, as they could be used to separate more chunky and elaborate bangles, making rich combinations in one's arm. The muted colors of cast Bakelite (Catalin) make a fantastic color palette. All of them handmade, possibly in USA.
The Coronet 3-D is a stereo camera that was manufactured in England c1954. It's made of bakelite and takes 127 film. The little knob to the upper left of lens #1 allows that lens to be blocked in order to take single pictures (as opposed to stereo pairs). As you can see, this model has a binocular viewfinder, but there was another model (made of mottled plastic) with a single viewfinder.
©1933 - Merit Box Camera made by Merten (Germany)
This adorable brown swirly bakelite goodness was on my hit list for ages!
FINALLY found one that is not cracked, works perfectly and as a bonus - came with a leather case
127 film for 4x6.5cm photos
A whopping 3.5" tall, I am sure I have room for this charmer on a shelf somewhere =)
Daco bakelite box camera for 6x6cm exposures on 120 roll-film one speed shutter and time exposure f8 lens with built-in portrait lens three f stops 11,16,22, Made in Germany by Dacora c1949
These Bakelite beauties come with the following indications: "This box contains a set of four dilators - sold only in sets.
Young's Improved Dilators
DIRECTIONS: To be dispensed only by or on the prescription of a physician.
NOTICE TO DEALER: Young's Improved Dilators may be sold only on prescription.
WARNING: Avoid using in case of bleeding since this may indicate a serious condition. Avoid use of excessive force in the introduction of the instrument."
From the 2008 Mark Twain Library retrospective Bakelite exhibit, "Heat and Pressure."
Very popular among collectors, the Photax is a streamlined bakelite camera, made in France by M.I.O.M. It's often referred to as the Photax Blindé, the nickname a reference to its unique lens cap, which also encloses the shutter release. This version is distinguished by the addition of a cable release thread. The Photax takes 6x9cm exposures on 620 film, and was produced from c1938-60.
This particular example is in excellent condition, and included its original case. Not too shabby for $9!
Thank you to my dad for these photos (with my camera)!
Vintage Swirl dress, worn with black bakelite bangle, black Remix wedges, and grey/yellow screwback earrings.
Bakelite camera , made in France by M.I.O.M. (Manufacture d’Isolants et d’Objets Moulés) . This model around 1946/47 .For rollfilm size 620 . The lens tube must be unscrewed . Dedicated bakelite lens cover , and eveready case .The model has two apertures , two speeds (plus 'T') . I have 2 cameras , with a different sliding lock on the side ; one camera has a simple release button , the other can also be used with a release cable . A small screw on the front related to this button is on a different spot .
The classic Bakelite of The Bilora Boy and the '90 look of the DC superhero... waiting to find a Superboy Fex camera to shot this double again... :-)
Original shots taken with a Mamiya RB67, Mamiya Sekor 90mm lens, Arca-Swiss Polaroid Back for double shots on single film. Fujifilm FP-100c silk Instant film, almost no post processing, just scanned.
strange things happen when you point an antique bakelite tlr with plastic lenses at the sun. apparently it destroys whole deserts.
on another outing with sol exposure.
more of the cattle ranch.
argus 75
fuji acros 100
I have a sotf spot for cute bakelite cameras, more so if they carry some Art Deco details. The Kodak Baby Brownie Special (because it has an optical viewfinder) is sooo cute, an irressistable camera. On can hardly believe that it is a medium format camera, producing a very respectable (approx) 6x4.5 and the image quality from the meniscus lens is better than I expected.
Designed by Walter Dorwin Teague in USA in 1934 and produced until 1941, millions of this Bakelite camera were sold for one dollar each. Shall we consider it Kodak's first disposable camera?
A couple of button flower bouquets. Just a couple...
Vintage buttons, floral wire, reclaimed leather for leaves, lots of counterspace and time.
Two of my favorite collections combined, vintage glass and bakelite. Pyrex 501 and 502 refigerator dishes and assortment of Fire King, Pyrex,and Hazel Atlas in the bowl stack :)
The bracelets are bakelite 'scalloped' or 'daisy'.
Welcome to bakelite camera Memory Lane - "The Pixie". Personaly, I enjoy the frequently used "DULL" setting (right of center). As seen at kodakcollector's.
Plastics are not always shaped with pressing, extrusion or another technique to obtain similar objects in large quantities.
Sometimes it was used as raw material for artisanal processing. Often as a cheap alternative to more expensive materials such as ivory, tortoiseshell and amber. But also as a new material with its unique properties and colours.
This bracelet was first cast as a tube that was sawn into rings, which were then worked and polished.
The bracelet lies here on a piece of Bakelite A, the first still fusible and soluble stage of the polymerization of phenolic resin PF / Bakelite.
bakelite toy camera Genos Optik 1:8. Film's is a little loose and so the images get a nice wave to them.
Now here's a real beauty - a Swan electric kettle. It was design in 1959 and is made of chrome plated copper with a Bakelite handle. It is a very elegant and sophisticated design, quite uncluttered with the handle and spout giving forward motion and a neat little pull lever incorporated into the handle to open the spout. The spout also incorporates a whistle!
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No, not a photo of our new telly, but it's my entry for the #23 - Technology category in the 112 in 2012 Group.
I found this dog at a flea market. He is hollow without any manufacturers markings. There are seam markings along his underside and legs.
Thanks for some Flickr help from Carrie Berry and Happy Wonders, it seems to be a vintage Bakelite rough collie. THANK YOU!
This is Bush's Bakelite classic valve radio, the DAC90A.
This model was essential an update of the earlier DAC90, but with up to date electronics. The DAC90A was built between 1950 and 1959, and was one of the most successful radios ever produced.
This example in my collection dates from relatively early in the production run.
The illumination of the tuning scale on these sets was via two 3.5V/0.15A lamps, giving a total of just 1.05 Watts of lighting power. Hence in the original configuration the scales on these sets are very dull indeed. Here I have used a twenty second exposure to exaggerate the level of illumination.
In addition to the brown Bakelite case, Bush also produced the model in ivory. The latter colour is now more sought after by collectors, although they always have a hairline crack on the outside directly above the mains dropper resistor. This is because the ivory model was produced from urea formaldehyde, rather than the phenyl formaldehyde of the brown version. The former material is less thermally stable, and was always cracked by heat from the resistor.
My radio has been restored, and is in regular use. It operates on the medium and long wavebands.
One of the millions of Kodak Brownies made. The camera is large, but very light due to its bakelite construction.
The lens is a simple meniscus opened to f11. You get to choose between 1/50 and 1/50 for exposure, you can't have it more simple.
It was this simplicity that brought this camera to the masses, allowing normal people to afford to have photographic memories. The hour of fame for the Kodak 127 was the photo by Ben Hardy, two 2 girls by the Blackpool parade
Voigtländer Brillant bakelite V6 camera
1947 - 6x6 Film - Compur Rapid shutter 1/300 - Voigtar 4.5/75mm - Bakelite camera. Sports finder. Accessory compartment on the left side of the camera.
Depth of field chart on the left side of the hinged cover.
Aperture chart on the back of the hinged cover and not in the compartment for accessories.
The camera has a larger logo than on prewar models : the Voigtlander name is close to the rivets.
The Brillant camera range is very large.It can be roughly split in two parts:
1- metal cameras (from 1932 to 1937) The serial number begins with a letter (D-1932 to J-1937)
2- bakelite cameras (from 1937 to 1951) No serial number
These cameras have a large non focusing lens, actually a brilliant finder.
The Brillant S (or Focusing Brillant) is the only one with a finder lens coupled with the taking lens.
A large variety of lenses and shutters were fitted on these cameras.
The metal cameras even had the front panel written in different languages :
German, English (their name became "Brilliant"), Czech, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish.
Voigtländer is the world’s oldest optics company, with a history dating back to the 1700s. Voigtländer had great success as both a maker of fine plate cameras and lenses. In 1915, the company would outgrow it’s original factory in Braunschweig and would move to a larger facility on the other side of town. As Voigtländer gained experience making cameras over the next decade, they would experiment with other designs, such as Single Lens Reflex and roll film cameras.
A lovely example of a Bakelite, Metamec wall clock. Nice clear dial behind convex glass.
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From Czechoslovakia - super neat TLR style box camera
Bakelite body with hammertone finish on the face and the lid - - which adds a super texture! This is a non focusing but very cool little camera. Love the ivory colored accents on the winder and the back of the camera (will post photo later)
Super Rare here in the USA - looks like I lucked out again! This one is in working and very lovely condition!
The front of the radio is Bakelite while the cabinet is metal. Models: 517-D Brown Cabinet with Black Grill; 517-E Bronze Cabinet with Black Grill; and 517-F Silver-Gray with Black Grill.
A Jungle First-Aid Kit complete with supplies as might be carried into combat. Hover over picture to see notes, if that feature is still available. This was an upgrade on my other kit shown elsewhere in this photostream. The wound tablets are the hardest thing to come by when trying to build a kit like this. They can be quite expensive. Probably the second most rare item is the sealed wooden tube containing either a vile of iodine or Merthiolate. The foot powder in 1/5 ounce packages is a bit rare as well and sometimes seen without the brittle cellophane wrap.
Carlisle bandages, as shown, are plentiful, but finding them in a crisp condition and double-sleeved waxed box is harder.
The other Jungle First Aid kit I have has a similar bottle of Halazone that was sealed with a "blob" of wax. Just as easily, a separate Carlisle bandage could have been attached to the bottom of this pouch in its own pouch, and its original place could have been occupied by a Snake Bite Kit, a practical move in the jungle environment. For a jungle environment, I would expect Atabrine and perhaps Anacin or simple salt tablets in the pill bottles.
Thought it would be *fun* to post this photo composition of my fortune cookie that I found from a Chinese dinner I had with a good friend... in this shot it is whited out. How about five days to offer your best guess?
Hint: I'm this and also something else.
Will offer another image with the fortune readable in five days.
*A vintage 1930's cherry Bakelite Scottie Dog broach. Bakelite is some of the most fun jewelry that a woman can ever wear! This 3 1/2 inch one would look wonderful on a black winter overcoat with a black hat from the era!
I love having fun!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Created for the Our Daily Challenge topic:
FORTUNE COOKIE QUOTES
Made of Bakelite in USA circa 1949, this Victrola played long playing recordings like operas or Ravel's Tango divided in four or five 7 inch Vinyl records. After all A sides were played you had to turn them all together to listen to the other half of the play on the B sides.
Please check out this site to learn about and take some action on the dangers of a household plastic named PVC, aka Vinyl:
Another distinctive design from Universal Camera Corporation, the Twinflex is a small twin-lens reflex camera made of bakelite and aluminum. The knob at the bottom provides focus for both lenses by moving the front of the camera in and out, making it a true TLR.
I was very happy to have won the auction for this, as it's been on my wish list for a long time. This one is in excellent condition, and came with its original box (complete and in great shape) and instruction booklet.
The Twinflex was made c1939 and takes #00 film.