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Made in Manchester (1938).

Only five plastic Bakelite coffins were produced by the Ultralite Coffin Company. Despite the very different material, they were made to look like the type of wooden coffin that has been popular in the UK since the 19th century.



Loaned by The Bakelite Museum.