All Things Bakelite

The Age of Plastic

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Reduced price on all DVD sales includes a FREE Bakelite item.
2 disc DVD box set for only $15.
 
Order now and receive your choice of a vintage Bakelite item (shown below). Include your top two choices when purchasing.
 

 

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Bakelite patents awarded 112 years ago

Leo H. Baekeland, scientist and inventor112 years ago, on December 7, 1909, Leo Baekeland was awarded the patents for Bakelite and the processes for its manufacture. VIEW ORIGINAL PATENT
 
In the patent infringement cases he was later to confront, he was equally frustrated and invigorated. And, as with his discovery process, his perseverance kept him on a forward trajectory. By appointment of President Woodrow Wilson, Leo served on the national committee to improve the patent system.
 
To honor him on this day, we offer you the opportunity to win a piece of vintage Bakelite by playing the Bakelite Quiz.
 
Bakelite Object for quiz
 

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ATB at Mark Twain House & Museum for Talk

Author’s talk presented by The Mark Twain House & Museum on 11/17/21.
 
All Things Bakelite
 
Our deepest gratitude to MTH&M program host Jennifer La Rue, organizers Jacques Lamarre and John Maher; and to technician Frances Burkham. Many thanks to panelists Joris Mercelis, Bud Mikhitarian, Hugh Karraker and moderator, Jeffrey Meikle for creating such a thoroughly engaging event.   Watch the broadcast, which includes open captioning.

 

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Passage to Profit – The Inventors Show Interview

Our Featured Guests for September 12, 2021 are Hugh Karraker and John Maher and our Executive Spotlight is Taj Adhav

Hugh Karraker & John Maher are creators of the documentary, “All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic”. It is one of several documentary features from Director John Maher (Throw it Down), that arrived on multiple digital platforms on June 29, 2021 worldwide.

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