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Digital clock with decorative phenolic plastic casing

Plastics and Modern Materials

1925-1940

Circular fluted box of imitation jade catalin with

Plastics and Modern Materials

1930

Railway chair wedge of laminated phenolic resinoid

Plastics and Modern Materials

Decorative Catalin plastic box.

Plastics and Modern Materials

1930-1939

Circular fluted box of imitation onyx catalin, wit

Plastics and Modern Materials

1930

Circular box of imitation amber catalin, inset lid

Plastics and Modern Materials

1930-1940

Blank from which gear wheels are cut, of laminated

Plastics and Modern Materials

Electric toaster, about 1930

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Roanoid door knob, marbled beige with facets

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1950

"Klikatelle" bagatelle game with case made of phenol formaldehyde, with provisional patent number 29395/33 on back, in original box and made in England 1920-1940.

"Klikatelle" bagatelle game with case made of phen

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Ashtray made of imitation walnut phenol formaldehyde. Circular, barrel-shaped, with stainless steel lid with three cigarette rests radiating out from central piercing. Base stamped ' THE VELOS ASH BARREL "NONSMOKER" ' around base rim; stamped "N0 1350" above "PATENT No 414224/ REGD. DESIGN 784752/ VELOS/TRADE MARK/MADE IN ENGLAND". "VELOS" is a trademark in lozenge superimposed over giant "V". Made c. 1950.

Ashtray made of imitation walnut phenol formald

Plastics and Modern Materials

1940-1960

Pair of door handles made of phenol formaldehyde, with key holes, made by PERMAX, patent number 398012,1920-1940

Pair of door handles made of phenol formaldehyde,

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Electric alarm clock made of phenol formaldehyde, with round face, outer casing brown with a white circular surround on the face of the clock.Standing on a base it has a rectangular knob on top which can be depressed.Made by Ferranti c1930.

Electric alarm clock made of phenol formaldehyde,

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Portable filing case made of wood, covered with light and dark brown fabric, containing three trays made of phenol formaldehyde for holding slides or cards,with "UNIFILE"and PATENT PENDING and four logos showing two filing systems and the letters "B &J" on the inside of each tray, 1920-1940

Portable filing case made of wood, covered with li

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Octagonal, fluted container made of phenol formaldehyde, for a shaving stick, with the name Boots on the top, with original shaving stick inside, 1920-1940

Octagonal, fluted container made of phenol formald

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Brown binocular film viewer made of phenol formaldehyde, with original box, with "Tru-Vue" on the front and the rear, and U.S. PAT 90564 on objective, made by TRU-VUE, Inc., Rock Island, Illinois, U.S.A., 1920-1940

Brown binocular film viewer made of phenol formald

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Two "Tenby Pilot" double wall switches made of phenol formaldehyde, made in England, 1929-1940

Two double electrical wall switches

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1040

Dewald valve with radio case moulding made of dark brown phenolic, c.1935. Front inscribed "DEWALD".

Dewald valve with radio case moulding made of dark

Plastics and Modern Materials

Small, round bottomed, brown ashtray made of phenol formaldehyde with rubber sucker attached, 1920-1940

Small, round bottomed, brown ashtray made of pheno

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Circular green record cleaner with green velvet or foam base and cream holder made of phenol formaldehyde, with "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" on the handle, 1920-1940

Circular green record cleaner with green velvet or

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Small brass screw embedded in a knob made of phenol formaldehyde, 1920-1940

Small brass screw embedded in a knob made of pheno

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

"Smoothie" portable electric iron made of phenol formaldehyde, with cord and plug and original box, made by Lucas Holder Ltd., Coventry, 1920-1940

"Smoothie" portable electric iron made of phenol f

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Phenol formaldehyde (Bakelite) cigarette box, rectangular, with chrome steel lid. Base made of imitation walnut (brown/black) phenolic. Stepped vertical design at corners (Art Deco). 1920s-1930s. Made by Frank Godden Ltd, London, England. Base inscribed with "F.G.PHILABOX/FRANK GODDEN LTD/ 359 STRAND, LONDON/F.G.SERIES NO.15"; black print on gold ground.

Phenol formaldehyde (Bakelite) cigarette box, rec

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1939

Brown Tiemaster made of phenol formaldehyde, with a rotating knob on side which turns a small conveyor belt, made by John Corby Ltd., Windsor, England, British Prov. Pat. 9480/50, 1920-1940

Brown Tiemaster made of phenol formaldehyde, with

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Electric lamp of catalin, shade of imitation amber in form of fluted tube which screws on to flat laminated brown disc (under bulb holder), of stand, stand has square amber base and green fluted stem, English, 1930

Electric lamp of catalin, shade of imitation amber

Plastics and Modern Materials

1930

Philco mains radio receiver, model 444 in curvilinear black phenolic plastic cabinet with seven vertical fins over the loudspaeker aperture and three control knobs, British, 1939-1942

Philco mains radio receiver in phenolic plastic case.

Plastics and Modern Materials

1939-1942

Two rods of metal with covering of phenolic resinoid bonded paper mounted on

Two rods of metal with covering of phenolic resino

Plastics and Modern Materials

Machine castor with wheel cut from laminated phenolic resinoid bonded sheet (fabric base)

Machine castor with wheel cut from laminated pheno

Plastics and Modern Materials

Strain insulator for cables of laminated phenolic resinoid bonded paper bases

Strain insulator for cables of laminated phenolic

Plastics and Modern Materials

Large, battery operated lighter with outer casing made of phenol formaldehyde, with full instructions on base and "DLT FLINTLESS" at the centre of the base, made in England by Dorset Light Industries Ltd, Bridport Dorset

Large, battery operated lighter with outer casing

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Electric light bulb holder made of phenol formaldehyde, with two holes for screws, made in England, 1920-1940

Electric light bulb holder made of phenol formalde

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Dark green rectangular object made of phenol formaldehyde, with two spring mechanisms and "ROYAL" on top, with Made in England and"PARKER EX-PRESS" and "PROV.PAT No 34058-35" on right hand side, 1920-1940

Dark green rectangular object made of phenol forma

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Small cylindrical container made of phenol formaldehyde,containing a small glass bottle with "Parker" on lid of bottle and "PROV.PAT. No 3670/30 on base of container,1920-1940

Small cylindrical container made of phenol formald

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Small desk fan with main body made of phenol formaldehyde, blades and safety guard made of aluminium and steel respectively,with "CALOR" on the front of the blades and on the base,together with flex and two pin plug with "CALOR" on the plug together with "6A-250V", 1920-1940

Small desk fan with main body made of phenol forma

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Shell-shaped, paper dispenser, made of phenol formaldehyde, with reel of paper, showing an owl, books and an atlas on the front, made in Belgium, 1920-1940

Shell-shaped, paper dispenser, made of phenol form

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Dome-shaped weighing scales, without pan, case made of phenol formaldehyde, aluminium scale calibrated in grammes, with "MILI-WAAGE,D.R.P. on brass base, supported on three studs one being a replacement, 1929-1940

Dome-shaped weighing scales, without pan, case mad

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Two door handles with steel coupling, made of phenol formaldehyde, 1920-1940

Two door handles with steel coupling, made of phen

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Square shaped electric light switch made of phenol formaldehyde, made in England, 1920-1940

Square shaped electric light switch made of phenol

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Rectangular shaped phenol formaldehyde(Bakelite) clock, with imitation walnut case (brown/black). Rectangular face gold with silver steel fittings, angular square design. Art deco influence. Case with moulded ridged decorations, slightly curved. Made in France, 1930s. Face inscribed "MADE IN FRANCE".

Rectangular shaped phenol formaldehyde(Bakelite) c

Plastics and Modern Materials

1930-1939

Lamp standard made of phenol formaldehyde, with grooved vertical support attached to a circular steel plate underneath the phenolic base, which has"A GLENCO PRODUCT" and "MADE IN ENGLAND" stamped on it.

Lamp standard made of phenol formaldehyde, with gr

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Two carpet clips, bodies made of phenol formaldehyde with steel attachments, with"THE FUTURIST CARPET CLIP", Rgd DESIGN No 79615 on the back, made by W.A.H. Ltd., 1920-1940.

Two carpet clips, bodies made of phenol formaldehy

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Potato peeler, with a handle made of phenol formaldehyde, 1920-1940

Potato peeler, with a handle made of phenol formal

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Small, hand-held, domestic sweeper made of phenol formaldehyde, 1920-1940

Small, hand-held, domestic sweeper made of phenol

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Rectangular dispenser made of phenol formaldehyde, with a slide attachment fixed to a spring,plus a smaller sliding fixture, with "PARKER EX-PRESS" and "MADE IN ENGLAND"and "PROV. PAT No. 34058-34 on side, c1930

Rectangular dispenser made of phenol formaldehyde,

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Decahedral glass object containing a diaphragm attached to a cylindrical piece of glass, with base made of phenol formaldehyde and a knob made of phenol formaldehyde on top, with "ARGIT" Bte S.G.D.G. and Made in France inside the base, 1920-1940

Decahedral glass object containing a diaphragm att

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Aluminium tray with corners and handles made of phenol formadehyde with a wooden backed base with a print of Nice showing "le Palais de la Jetee" with " LES BELLES EDITIONS FRANCE" (year obscured) superimposed on the etched aluminium face of the tray, 1920-1940.

Aluminium tray with corners and handles made of ph

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Small table lamp made of phenol formaldehyde with steel base, conically shaped with electrical connection and flex missing, 1920-1940

Small table lamp made of phenol formaldehyde with

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Four small, sliding, interlocking trays made of phenol formaldehyde, with metal hinges, 1920-1940

Four small, sliding, interlocking trays made of ph

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Square phenol formaldehyde (Bakelite) clock in imitation walnut (Brown/black). Stepped base, Art Deco design. Face has black characters on silver ground, with gold centre. Smaller circular alarm face above hands (under "12"). Printed at face base "FOREIGN". 1930s.

Square phenol formaldehyde (Bakelite) clock in imi

Plastics and Modern Materials

1930-1939

Bowl made of dark brown/black/light brown phenol formaldehyde. Base has raised ridged edge. Rim decorated with silver overlay, consisting of plain band above a latticed edge. Made c. 1930. Polished.

Bowl made of dark brown/black/light brown phenol f

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940