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I looked it up on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakelite) which said:

> Because molded Bakelite incorporated fillers to give it strength, it tended to be made in concealing dark colors.[9]

In older style corded land line phones, the body was made of black bakelite, in India.

Same in Europe. In Cuba they where solid gold (joke reference to Scarface movie).

Straw, sticks and mud composite walls. From before Mr. Christ was born.

Most Bakelite products were a molded combination of resin and sawdust. Though there were also pure resin products.

Also swear Bakelite is older than my grandpa, not sure it's exactly "modern"

Right? "Bakelite" is practically synonymous with "old, pre-WWII plastic material".