Bakelite coffin, 1938.

Made:
1938 in England
maker:
Ultralite Casket Company Limited
Coffin made from woodflour filled phenol formaldehyde resin

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Coffin made from woodflour filled phenol formaldehyde resin
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Coffin with broken incomplete lid, made from woodflour filled phenol formaldehyde resin, designed by James Doleman and made by the Ultralite Casket Co Ltd., England in 1938. Believed to be largest phenolic moulding, made in UK.

Coffin made from woodflour filled phenol formaldehyde resin, made in 1938, believed to be largest phenolic moulding, made in UK. Lid broken.

Details

Category:
Plastics and Modern Materials
Object Number:
1985-180
type:
coffin and phenolic
credit:
Bakelite UK

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Bakelite coffin, England, 1938

Bakelite coffin, England, 1938

Coffin without lid, made from woodflour filled phenol formaldehyde resin, designed by James Doleman and made by the Ultralite Casket Co Ltd, Stalybridge, England in 1938. Believed to be largest phenolic moulding, made in UK.

Measurements:
overall: 340 mm x 1870 mm x 515 mm, Wt. 41.5kg
Materials:
phenol formaldehyde (bakelite)
Object Number:
1985-180/1
type:
coffin