Description: This is a gorgeous butterscotch carved with leaves and vine. It’s over dyed with a beautiful dark rose or a dark burnt orange, depending on what it’s worn with….. this works well in a stack or all by itself. I like it best with two spacers on either side of it. The center measures 23/4 it’s tested 1930s art deco styling Bakelite bangle. Enjoy. This one’s gonna go so if you love her, get her today. Bakelite jewelry was most popular during the Art Deco period, which began in 1909 and lasted until the 1940s. These pieces were created as costume jewelry, as a way to dress up clothing or an outfit without spending a lot of money. The pieces were popular during the heyday of the Art Deco period and many of the pieces remain popular today. Dr. Leo Bakeland invented Bakelite in the early 1900s. Bakeland discovered that the material would cool quickly and wouldn’t melt, regardless of the temperatures. He took out a patent on the idea in 1907. The material was heated to a melting point and then poured into molds and sheets to create the different pieces. It was used for a number of things including toys and for electronics parts. The material was never meant to be expensive, but to give those without a lot of money access to quality pieces. Many companies stopped using Bakelite in the early 1940s as the need for World War II related products took hold. By the end of the War, new technologies in the world of plastics had made Bakelite obsolete. The height of Bakelite jewelry was the late 1930s, up until the end of the Art Deco period. The designs were quite popular in mass merchandise stores such as Sears and Roebuck. However there were also some famous names working with the material and creating Bakelite jewelry including Chanel and Van Cleef and Arpel. Oddly enough Bakeland allowed the patent to expire and the Catalin Corporation bought it. They began creating their own Bakelite jewelry marketed as Bakelite-Catalin. The pieces were sold in both expensive stores like Saks Fifth Avenue and smaller stores such as Woolworth’s
Price: 75 USD
Location: Elkton, Maryland
End Time: 2024-12-05T14:19:07.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Object Type: Carved Bakelite Bangle
Material: Bakelite
