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Bakelite Museum

@BakeliteMuseum

A unique collection of vintage plastics and domesticalia from the 1860s to the 1960s, amassed by artist and sculptor Patrick Cook, housed in an 18thC watermill.

 Somerset
bakelitemuseum.co.uk
Joined November 2011
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After 25 years at Orchard Mill, the @BakeliteMuseum will be open until 6pm on Friday 14 September and then will be packed up to move elsewhere. Watch this space...
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Enjoyed @BBCRadio4 @markmiodownik FantasticPlastic bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b450l…. Quite right that the problem is not #plastic #plasticfree,but how it's used. Come and see plastic that hasn't been thrown away. Longevity can be a good thing!
BBC Radio 4 - Plastic Fantastic

BBC Radio 4 - Plastic Fantastic

Professor Mark Miodownik explores our love/hate relationship with plastic.

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Nice photo of @@BakeliteMuseum on bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b2jg2… @markmiodownik on #plasticfantastic #FirstFlushofLove 11am, Tuesday 15 May. Looking forward to listening.
BBC Radio 4 - Plastic Fantastic, First Flush of Love

BBC Radio 4 - Plastic Fantastic, First Flush of Love

Materials scientist Mark Miodownik explores our love-hate relationship with plastic.

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Enjoying @wmarybeard talking about #favouritemuseums on @BBC2 #FrontRowLate.
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Our tea garden's simply snowed under!
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How lovely! xitter.gq/LCVSLeeds/status/96917…
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Two Victorian ladies making a snow Lady (c.1890s)
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Still open by appointment. Give us a ring if you'd like to come, but bear in mind that it's a bit nippy.
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Happy 60th birthday to the #trabant, probably the world's only #Bakelite car. Here's our 1980 model.
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@BakeliteMuseum featured on @markmiodownik's excellent programme #TheSecretWorldofMaterials-Plastic, repeated recently on @BBC4.
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Plastic #Itera bicycle stolen from the museum. Please let us know if you see it! somersetcountygazette.co.uk/…
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Gorgeous @Castell_Coch this weekend, then @StFagans_Museum, @BlaenavonIron and @BigPitMuseum. History left as it was. Beautifully done.
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Cream, I reckon, in #Somerset, but feel free to go either way at the @BakeliteMuseum tea rooms! xitter.gq/BBCRadio4/status/88839…
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A vigorous - almost violent - debate is currently raging in the BBC Radio 4 office. Scones. Jam first or cream first?
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Had a grand time at the #SamphireFestival @Samphire_Arts. Railway behind a hedge was the highlight!
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Happy #SomersetDay from @BakeliteMuseum hidden away in @secretsomerset #Williton. Come for plastics, nostalgia and a #SomersetCreamTea!
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Happy Easter from @BakeliteMuseum. Open 10.30-5 every day in the Easter holidays.
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#Morgans at the @BakeliteMuseum! Cor!
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hello @CharlieTaylor4 enjoyed the show last week, lots of interest. xitter.gq/CharlieTaylor4/status/…
Charlie Taylor (@CharlieTaylor4) profile pictureCharlie Taylor@CharlieTaylor423 Mar 2017
From teacups ☕️ to coffins⚰, Bakelite was used for everything. Hear what happened when I visited @BakeliteMuseum 📻 bbc.in/2nI5u6h
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The winter's over and we're open again! Thursday to Sunday, 10,30-5.
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If you enjoyed the '30s things on #FurtherBackInTimeForDinner as much as we did,come and see more here.Looking forward to the '40s!
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Bakelite Museum is Culture section of article about @secretsomerset in current edition of Your Somerset, the @SomersetCouncil newspaper.
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