bakelite
/ˈbeɪkəlaɪt/
noun
- A type of hard plastic that was one of the first synthetic plastics, used in the early 20th century for items like telephones, radios, jewelry, and kitchenware.
- Collectors often pay high prices for old bakelite jewelry from the 1930s.
- My grandmother still has a vintage bakelite telephone on her desk.
- The radio's shiny black case was made of bakelite, a popular material at the time.