Images Dated 9th March 2012

Bakelite telephone

Bakelite telephone. Dial telephone with bakelite casing. Bakelite, the first plastic to be used for widespread commercial purposes, was discovered in the 1920s while the Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland was researching synthetic varnishes in the USA. It is a thermosetting plastic (one that does not melt once it has been heated and set) and it is a good insulator. This made it the ideal material to use in electrical devices like telephones and radios

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A boxer dog jumps through a tyre during an annual dog show in the southern Russian city

A boxer dog jumps through a tyre on a dog agility course during an annual dog show in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don March 9, 2012. REUTERS/Vladimir Konstantinov (RUSSIA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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Portrait of Ferdinand-Philippe-Louis-Charles-Henri, Duc d'Orleans (1810-1842)

651242 Portrait of Ferdinand-Philippe-Louis-Charles-Henri, Duc d'Orleans (1810-1842), Half Length, Wearing a Black Jacket and the Insignia of the Order of the Legion d'Honneur, 1838 (oil on canvas) by Scheffer, Ary (1795-1858); 81.5x58 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Ferdinand-Philippe-Louis-Charles-Henri, Duc d'Orleans (1810-1842), Half Length, Wearing a Black Jacket and the Insignia of the Order of the Legion d'Honneur. Ary Scheffer (1795-1858). Oil on canvas. Dated 1838. 81.5 x 58cm.); Photo A© Christie's Images; Dutch, out of copyright

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