Resources for Bakelite Collectors
This is a list of resources for Bakelite collectors and enthusiasts. When you click on a blue link a new window will open and you will be taken to a different web site.
Please visit often for directory updates.
Finding and Identifying Bakelite
How To Collect Bakelite is a short introduction to collecting Bakelite
Ways To Test Bakelite For Authenticity discusses six ways to test Bakelite
Bakelite Jewelry
How To Identify Bakelite Jewelry explains how to determine if the item is Bakelite
Bakelite Jewelry will help you recognize the real thing
Gale's Bakelite Guide discusses how to avoid "fakelite" jewelry and offers tips on identification.
Bakelite Buttons and Sewing Items
Antique Bakelite Buttons: The History of A Collectible’s Material looks at the history of Bakelite buttons.
Bakelite Telephones
British Ericsson Telephones - Bakelite Models has photographs of and information about many different models of Bakelite phones
Bob's Telephone File is a web site filled with detailed information about the history of telephones and telephone systems in the UK. A site search for Bakelite will yield many different articles (some very technical, some not).
Bakelite Radios
HRSA-Historical Radio Society of Australia is a membership society for people interested in radio, including collectors of Bakelite and other types of telephones.
Classic Radio Gallery has a fantastic collection of photographs of Bakelite and other plastic radios. Click on the "Plastics" button on the home page to see them.
Restoration and Repair
Bakelite Restoration is an article about restoration and maintenance focusing on Bakelite telephones and Bakelite radios.
