Bookcase - Bakelite - Bacelieten bookshelf

A shelf that is demountable. See photos.
Bakelite is the first thermosetting plastic.
It is a resin based on phenol-formaldehyde and after a number of
Bewerkingen,onder hitte en druk,is het na afkoeling hard.
Bakelite is a hard, somewhat brittle plastic with a brown/black color.
Widely used for lamps, light knobs and many more.
(Nice to browse the Bakelite collection on the site)
The shelf shows signs of wear, but has also seen 100 years of use.
And a very small piece of the mounting is missing. see photo. but you don’t notice it when you assemble it.
Well packaged.