Original Message:   The article on catalin says...

that "catalin" is the BRAND name for the Catalin Corp.'s Bakelite. Bakelite, of course, as patented, is the trade name for the phenol formaldehyde material invented by Baekeland. Meanwhile, Catalin Corp. acquired the Bakelite formulas in 1927 and when they did so, they made up their new BRAND name. It's all the same stuff, differing only in name. The Catalin people did a better job beautifying the Bakelite. It's all phenol formaldehyde whatever you want to call it otherwise. Bakelite = phenol formaldehyde = Catalin (brand name for Bakelite) Sorry, pal! Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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