It probably been done before but my darling asked me. Is it bakelite or is that a bit old.

Have PM'd you Phil.  Also, I don't think bakelite was ever used for Crockery.  Radios and Telephones, but not Crockery.

Cheers,

Sheba.

Corelle...or similar is the go...and for storage you really cant beat Lock-n-Lock (the real McCoy...not cheap knock-offs.)

HTH.

Cheers  Keith

Corelle is certainly the go Phil, medium weight, certainly lighter than ceramic, have been using them for years without breakage.