#98 in a series of articles about the technology behind Bang & Olufsen loudspeakers

Okay… this posting has nothing to do with technology, or B&O loudspeakers…

One part of my job these days is to dig into the history of B&O, looking into some of the technologies that are “under the hood” of our older products, as well as the people and processes behind them.

Once in a while, I stumble across something that doesn’t fit into any category other than something that I find interesting. This is one example.

Once-upon-a-time, Bang & Olufsen had a bakelite press. I’ll probably talk about this sometime in the future, but the short version is that bakelite was an early kind of plastic that gave people a whole new way of making products with new shapes (do a search for Beolit 39 for example).

B&O used its bakelite press to make items other than radios and parts for their audio products. One example of this is the ashtrays you see in the photos below. One thing to notice is the B&O logo up on the underside of the cigar/cigarette rest.