Bakelite coffin, 1938.

Bakelite coffin, 1938.
Coffin made from woodflour filled phenol formaldehyde resin, made in 1938, believed to be largest phenolic moulding, made in UK. Lid broken.
 
Currently on display in:
Plasticity - 100 years of making plastics
Year made :
1938
Inventory number :
1985-180