The Bakelite Switch

By admin| 2016-10-20T19:25:26+00:00 October 20th, 2016|Categories: The Bakelite Switch|Tags: Art Deco, Bakelite Switch, crabtree bakelite, lincoln switch, period interior, vintage switch|

We thought this image of a Crabtree Lincoln Bakelite switch with two different early styles of packaging might be of some interest to our customers! Our new Bakelite switch range doff’s it’s hat from a design point of view to this early icon of Bakelite switching. Please send in any pictures of the old Crabtree switch [...]

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The Bakelite Switch – The Story So Far

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The Bakelite Switch – The Story So Far

By admin| 2016-10-16T18:59:36+00:00 October 16th, 2016|Categories: Product Information, The Bakelite Switch|Tags: Art Deco, Bakelite, Bakelite Switch, crabtree, Dolly Switch, Period Switch|

The Bakelite Switch.... .........the story so far............. The original Bakelite material was patented by Belgian born Leo Hendrik Baekeland in New York in 1907, it was the first truly synthetic thermosetting plastic which meant it could not be melted or changed by heating once formed! Once set, this plastic was unaffected by heat, solvents or [...]

The Crabtree Lincoln Bakelite Switch

The Bakelite Switch – The Story So Far

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