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Instagram Posts Tagged
Bakelite
This is SFO Museum's archive of the
@SFOMuseum
Instagram account. There are
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Bakelite was the first molded plastic used to make radio housings, produced in unfinished brown Bakelite, or with painted coatings that were prone to scratches and paint loss.
This
image
was posted on
October 11, 2018
.
#radiosfo
#ontheradio
#radio
#radios
#wireless
#vintage
#antique
#vintageradios
#bakelite
#portableradio
#retroradio
#retro
In 1922, Howard Carter’s discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb and the extensive artifacts uncovered with it sparked renewed enthusiasm for all things Egyptian, including this lavishly decorated, early battery powered radio set manufactured by Metro Electric of Chicago.
This
image
was posted on
July 17, 2018
.
#radiosfo
#ontheradio
#radio
#radios
#wireless
#vintage
#antique
#vintageradios
#battery
#batterypowered
#retroradio
#retro
#bakelite
#egyptianrevival
#design
In 1922, Howard Carter’s discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb and the extensive artifacts uncovered with it sparked renewed enthusiasm for all things Egyptian, including this lavishly decorated, early battery powered radio set manufactured by Metro Electric of Chicago.
This
image
was posted on
July 17, 2018
.
#radiosfo
#ontheradio
#radio
#radios
#wireless
#vintage
#antique
#vintageradios
#battery
#batterypowered
#retroradio
#retro
#bakelite
#egyptianrevival
#design
In 1922, Howard Carter’s discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb and the extensive artifacts uncovered with it sparked renewed enthusiasm for all things Egyptian, including this lavishly decorated, early battery powered radio set manufactured by Metro Electric of Chicago.
This
image
was posted on
July 17, 2018
.
#radiosfo
#ontheradio
#radio
#radios
#wireless
#vintage
#antique
#vintageradios
#battery
#batterypowered
#retroradio
#retro
#bakelite
#egyptianrevival
#design
Novelty radios focused on fitting in rather than standing out.
This
image
was posted on
June 20, 2018
.
#radiosfo
#ontheradio
#radio
#radios
#wireless
#vintage
#antique
#vintageradios
#transistorradio
#portableradio
#retroradio
#retro
#bakelite
Novelty radios focused on fitting in rather than standing out.
This
image
was posted on
June 20, 2018
.
#radiosfo
#ontheradio
#radio
#radios
#wireless
#vintage
#antique
#vintageradios
#transistorradio
#portableradio
#retroradio
#retro
#bakelite
Novelty radios focused on fitting in rather than standing out.
This
image
was posted on
June 20, 2018
.
#radiosfo
#ontheradio
#radio
#radios
#wireless
#vintage
#antique
#vintageradios
#transistorradio
#portableradio
#retroradio
#retro
#bakelite
Novelty radios focused on fitting in rather than standing out.
This
image
was posted on
June 20, 2018
.
#radiosfo
#ontheradio
#radio
#radios
#wireless
#vintage
#antique
#vintageradios
#transistorradio
#portableradio
#retroradio
#retro
#bakelite
Described by Fortune magazine in 1936 as “the gaudy brother of somber Bakelite,” Catalin, the trade name for a cast-phenolic plastic made in a variety of brilliant colors, was first used to make smaller items such as bracelets, chess pieces, and buckles.
This
image
was posted on
May 10, 2018
.
#radiosfo
#catalin
#plastics
#bakelite
#resin
#ontheradio
#radio
#radios
#wireless
#vintage
#antique
#vintageradio
#portableradio
#retroradio
#retro
#normanbelgeddes
#modernism
#design
Described by Fortune magazine in 1936 as “the gaudy brother of somber Bakelite,” Catalin, the trade name for a cast-phenolic plastic made in a variety of brilliant colors, was first used to make smaller items such as bracelets, chess pieces, and buckles.
This
image
was posted on
May 10, 2018
.
#radiosfo
#catalin
#plastics
#bakelite
#resin
#ontheradio
#radio
#radios
#wireless
#vintage
#antique
#vintageradio
#portableradio
#retroradio
#retro
#normanbelgeddes
#modernism
#design
Described by Fortune magazine in 1936 as “the gaudy brother of somber Bakelite,” Catalin, the trade name for a cast-phenolic plastic made in a variety of brilliant colors, was first used to make smaller items such as bracelets, chess pieces, and buckles.
This
image
was posted on
May 10, 2018
.
#radiosfo
#catalin
#plastics
#bakelite
#resin
#ontheradio
#radio
#radios
#wireless
#vintage
#antique
#vintageradio
#portableradio
#retroradio
#retro
#normanbelgeddes
#modernism
#design
Described by Fortune magazine in 1936 as “the gaudy brother of somber Bakelite,” Catalin, the trade name for a cast-phenolic plastic made in a variety of brilliant colors, was first used to make smaller items such as bracelets, chess pieces, and buckles.
This
image
was posted on
May 10, 2018
.
#radiosfo
#catalin
#plastics
#bakelite
#resin
#ontheradio
#radio
#radios
#wireless
#vintage
#antique
#vintageradio
#portableradio
#retroradio
#retro
#normanbelgeddes
#modernism
#design
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