Bakelite Bracelet Bangle Banana Brown with Carving

This incredible Mississippi Swamp marble Bakelite carved bracelet bangle features a chunky domed shape with deep geometric carving. The rare piece originates from France. The bold an...

This stunning cinnamon-brown marble Bakelite bracelet bangle features a chunky domed shape with deep geometric carving. The piece boasts an intense spicy brown marble tone with red u...

This is a lovely yellow and brown marble Bakelite carved bracelet bangle. It features a chunky domed shape with deep floral carving all around. The color is an intense yellow-beige c...

This stunning transparent apple juice amber-color Bakelite bracelet bangle has a chunky domed shape with a deeply carved design. The piece boasts an intense orange-amber tone, all tr...

Rare and Unusual Reverse Carved Bakelite Bangle from the 1930's. High quality Art Deco bracelet with sections of mango bakelite spliced with rev...

Mango Bakelite hand carved bangle form the Art Deco period with concentric circle patterns throughout. 7/8" x 2.5" interior. 1930's USA. Excellent condi...

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...

Wonderful selection of Bakelite and Lucite bangles from the 1930s-1940s American.

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A)Root Beer Bakelite de...