Bakelite Corporation Advertising Booklet, "Procedure For Research in the Use of Bakelite Materials," 1934

THF628836 / Bakelite Corporation Advertising Booklet, "Procedure For Research in the Use of Bakelite Materials," 1934 / front
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Artifact Overview

A robust promotional campaign launched in the mid-1920s helped make Bakelite a household name. The Bakelite Corporation marketed its processes and products -- variations on the first chemically synthetic plastic, developed by Leo Baekeland in 1907 -- with the slogan, "The Material of a Thousand Uses." The company's trademark, the letter 'B' above the infinity symbol, reflected Bakelite's seemingly limitless applications.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Booklet

Date Made

1934

Place of Creation

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

73.145.254

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of George M. Holley, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

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