Bakelite is quite popular here too but in its original form, they made so much stuff out of it but I suppose its because it was the only equivalent to plastic.
as you can see the movement has been very well looked after. It has had a whole range of lubricants used on it including water, wd40, fluff, cooking oil and plenty of nicotine. The only steel on this mechanism that is not rusty is part of the pallet faces where the escape wheel has been keeping them clean.
So after having a good look around it I get it stripped down.