What is bakelite and what is it used for?

From wiki: Bakelite or polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride was the first plastic made from synthetic components. It is a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin, formed from a condensation reaction of phenol with formaldehyde. It was developed by the Belgian-American chemist Leo Baekeland in Yonkers, New York, in 1907. Wikipedia
Formula: (C6-H6-O.C-H2-O)x
Density: 1.3 g/cm³
Heat capacity (C): 0.92 kJ/(kg·K)
Thermal conductivity: 0.2 W/(m·K)
Refractive index (nD): 1.63
Molar mass: Variable

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The first Rolling Stones album was issued on bakelite. That's how old Mick Jagger is !

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Just kidding.

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It was actually shellac 😉

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@@davidmatthews3131 shellac itself is such a cool natural material.