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From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
List of suppliers for Bakelite and similar materials like Formite, Condensite, and Elo in England.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 39\3\  Scan140
Date  9th September 1921
  
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SUPPLIERS OF BAKELITE MATERIALS IN ENGLAND.

The sole licensees for the General Bakelite Co., U.S.A., are :-

The Damard Lacquer Co. Ltd.,
98, Bradford St.{Capt. P. R. Strong},
Birmingham.

These people supply various grades of powder only, which they call "Formite".

"Condensite" which is a similar material is supplied by

The Condensite Co.,
(J.A. Hill),
Ordnance Works,
Sheffield,

who are the agents for the Condensite Co., U.S.A.

A very similar material called "Elo" is made in England by

Fleming, Birkby & Goodall, Ltd.,
Liversedge,
Yorkshire.

This Company undertakes moulding work for the trade.

9.9.21.
  
  


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