Maker:

Bakelite Corporation  Search this

Measurements:

overall; each: 5 in x 3 in; 12.7 cm x 7.62 cm

Object Name:

Bakelite Panel Stock

Formica

Description:

Bakelite, the first plastic made from synthetic components, was developed by the Belgian-American chemist Leo Baekeland in Yonkers, New York, in 1907. In 1931, the Bakelite Corporation gave the Smithsonian several items made of Bakelite. This package of sheets of Formica was part of that donation. Invented in 1912, Formica laminate is a fabric coated with Bakelite.

Location:

Currently not on view

Credit Line:

Bakelite Corporation

ID Number:

AG.A.4532

Catalog number:

A.4532

Accession number:

1931.116481

See more items in:

Medicine and Science: Chemistry

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-d269-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_877078