Carved Bakelite Bracelet Tequila Sunrise Pink

This spectacular hot pink bubblegum Bakelite bracelet bangle features a chunky domed shape with geometric and deeply carved designs. The color is an intense hot pink plain tone with ...

This is a stunning hot pink watermelon Bakelite bracelet bangle. The rare piece features a chunky, domed shape with a geometric and deeply carved design. The color is an intense neon...

This gorgeous pink marble Bakelite bracelet bangle has a chunky octagonal spacer shape with deeply faceted and carved designs all around. It features an intense pink marble color wit...

This is a gorgeous magenta-red marble Bakelite carved bracelet bangle. It features a spacer domed shape with deep, geometric, and floral carvings. The color is intensely bright red w...

Two Early to Mid-20th Century Bakelite Bangle Bracelets Two fabulous carved Bakelite bangles in perfect autumn colors. Licorice (black/brown) 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide Butterscotch 5/8 i...

Reverse Carved Bakelite Stretch Bracelet from the Art Deco Period. Central reverse carved motif with apple juice and mango bakelite links on elastic str...

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...