Bakelite Boxes

Sculptural darning eggs in maroon bakelite, Germany 1930, two part eggs (for easy storage of needles & thread), marked with a DRP (Deutsches Reich Patent) number.

A very cool machine age art deco wood lined "Rollaround" lidded box by Chase & Co. circa 1930s. The box was named the "Rollaround Box" as its ball bearing feet allow it to be rolled...

For your consideration is this superbly iconic Art Deco walnut box with an iconic round shoulder edges and bakelite handle. This box is a great size, larger than normal, making it a ...

A charming Art Deco Smoking Companion Set in the shape of an Elephant with additional storage inside, made of Bakelite and Chrome in the 1920s. This bakelite smoking companion set f...

Elegant silver and Catalin art deco box, designed by Albert Feinauer for Barbour, American, circa 1930s. These boxes are very rare, and only a few have come to auction in the past 30 years. The box is an elegant mix of silver plated metal with a Catalin or Bakelite handle, and the interior is lined in wood and felt. Signed on the bottom with the Barbour...

Art Deco machine age box designed by Otis-Elgin Craft. A fine and very rare original 1920s-1930s iconic Art Deco Machine Age combination of double cigarette smokers box and cased with a 360o movable black bakelite pen holder, from the modernist streamlined era of Industrial Design aesthetic. Carefully crafted by the Otis-Elgin Craft Company in solid chromed steel with black and burgundy lacquered enamels and black enameled zig-zag graphics at the eight corners, the chromium gleams and the hinged tops open to reveal cigarette compartments. The interior of the boxes are lined up with natural cedar wood. Very nice collectible item and a great addition to any Art Deco lover. Will look great in a desk and surely a conversation piece. Note: Made by Otis Manufacturing Company, working with Elgin American company, the subsidiary of Illinois Watch Case Company. So, really, this is an Otis (manufacturer) and Elgin Craft (trade name) box. Weight: 574.95 Grams, (1.27 Pounds). Measurements: 213.30 mm by 92.70 mm by 42 mm (8.4 x 3.65 x 1.65 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with the logo and the maker's mark. Elgin American was an American brand known for producing watches, jewelry cigarette cases and compacts during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Illinois Watchcases Company owned it. In 1901, the company abandoned the Elgin name due to trademark infringement claims made by the Elgin National Watch Co...

Vintage circa 1930s molded bakelite or catalin plastic box by Hickok. Great art deco high relief horses on dark gold top, brown bottom. Marked Hickok inside top, Made in USA on botto...

Vintage deco style ribbed glass box with wood detail and a round celluloid handle.  

For your consideration is this very stylish Art Deco period walnut veneered cigarette box with bakelite handle : the box of rectangular form with rounded edge. Original chrome fitmen...

Italian art deco jewelry/trinket wood box with a hinged lid made in Italy. The box has sides in wood and is decorated with corners in metal and bake...

Vintge mid-20th century silver plate lidded tea caddy, trinket, or cigarette holder by Israel Freeman and Sons Ltd, featuring a lobed oval shap...

Aubock tobacco box, 1950s Made of aluminum, with a leather wrapp sleeve and a bakelite lid. Listed in the catalog "Arbeiten der Werkstätte Carl Aubö...