1910s

1910 - Girl Guides founded by Agnes Baden-Powell, Robert's sister

1910 - Viscose stockings manufactured

1912 - Titanic sinks

1913 - Formica invented

1914 - Suffragette, Emily Davidson, killed by King's horse at Epsom

1914 - Beginning of World War 1

1915 - Urea formaldehyde patented

1915 - Queen Mary orders casein jewellery at British Industries Fair

1916 - Rolls Royce uses phenol formaldehyde in its car interiors

1918 - World War 1 ends