These great looking polka-dot earrings are yellow bakelite with multi-colored gum drop polka dots. They are yummy! Each dot shows a different color and/or style... marbled or solid. I bought them about 15 years ago from a man in New York who assembled them from vintage bracelet stock. The disc is 1-1/2" in diameter. The entire earring from top of golden ball is 2.5" long. They are on posts for pierced ears. The 2 dotted discs are similar but not exactly alike. A tiny pin head sized indent in the surface occurred during the casting of the bakelite. A short scratch connected to one of the top openings occurred during the drilling of the discs when they were manufactured back in the 1940's. These are mentioned for accuracy of description. The earrings have been well cared for and are in very good condtition.

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Here are 3 vintage red, white, and blue patriotic jewels.

• A pair of 1940's bell shaped dress clip pins are striped red & blue on yellow white. I believe they're celluloid... they're the color of the various celluloid products made to resemble ivory... ie. Ivoroid, French Ivory, etc. 1" high. Metal clip backs have oxidized and turned brown. In good condition otherwise.
• 1940's metal bow pin is decorated with red, white, and blue painted enamel and inset with rhinestones. 1-5/8" high x 2-3/16" wide. Back is very shiny. Some small areas of paint loss. Two dark rhinestones on 2nd bow loop right side; one missing upper curve left side. In good condition otherwise
• Red, white and blue dangling cylinder earrings with screw back findings are made of plastic. Probably 60's vintage or newer. Cylinders are 1.5" x 1./2". Light scratch underside of one. In very good condition.

All were purchased from various estate sales.12s3

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Here are 6 vintage heart shaped jewels listed oldest to newest. All except the last were purchased from various estate sales over the years.

• 1940's wooden heart charm pendant. 2" x 1-7/8". Chain is 24" long and was added by me. Good condition
• 1960's enameled heart charm pendant with gold bumps. 2" x 1.5". Chain is 22" and was added by me. Very good condition.
• Victoria's Secret clip back heart earrings are red glass enameled with rhinestones on goldtone. Probably circa 1990's. 1.25" x 1.25". Marked inside back. Clips are strong and tight. Excellent condition.
• 2 red heart pins marked: Hallmark Cards are probably circa 1980's - 1990's. 1.25" x 1-3/8". Plastic. Some very light scratches on surface. Good condition.
• This recent heart pin is locket style with a door on jump rings that opens to reveal photo of your choice. Door reads: I LOVE... and the picture you put inside shows who it is. White arrow moves to let door open/shut. Thin red vacuum formed molded plastic. 1.75" x 1-5/8". I purchased this pin from an eBay vendor about 5 years ago for my heart collection. It was advertised as being vintage celluloid but is definitely not. It was probably made the year I bought it. It's in excellent condition.

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Here's a wonderful red and black vintage Art Deco poker chip box. There are still 4 sections of pressed paper chips inside to let us know what use it was intended for but it would make a great jewelry or trinket box for bureau or desk top. 11" x 5.5" x 2.25" high. It has a peculiar smell when held under warm water. It is not made of bakelite, catalin, celluloid, lucite, or acrylic as I am familiar with the smell these plastics have, so it's some other type of vintage plastic. There is a small 1/4" x 1/8" chip on one corner of the red lid. It's in very good condition otherwise. It's still a beauty... great vintage style!

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This vintage bakelite bracelet from the 1930's - 1940's could be described as a pale olive or a greened yellow in color. The interior is more greenish... probably closer to the original color. It's 3/4" wide, 7.5" inner circumference, 2.5 interior diameter. It tests positive for bakelite with the scrubbing bubbles test. In very good condition. Purchased from an estate sale about 30 years ago. 18s3

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This wonderful necklace was made with vintage glass beads and a 1940's vintage carved bakelite double leaf shaped buckle as decorative connector. It looks great when worn in the front... like a jazzy jeweled bow tie. The beads are translucent blue and lavender with clear glass spacer beads. Unusual shapes in the front... cubes, winged circles, planet-like spheroids, with smaller rounds for comfort in the back. The buckle tests positive for bakelite with scrubbing bubbles and "sniff" tests. Metal findings are imbedded in the back. Buckle is 5" wide x 1-1/8" high. Each half is 2.5" wide. Total length of necklace is 17.25". It lies very nicely on the neck and is comfortable to wear. Everything is in very good condition. I've had this piece for about 30 years. It's a head turner! You'll get lots of compliments when you where it.

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Wonderful 1930's-40's vintage belt buckle is red, white, and black laminated slices of bakelite riveted to a steel or nickel silver backing with belt loops. It may have been red, white and blue at one time, as patriotic themes were in vogue during the war years and as all of us bakelite lovers know, blue was one of those elusive colors that vanished quickly with age and oxidation. The white slices are translucent in some areas and look like cracked ice... but this interesting effect is probably due to age and the instability of the material... although it really looks great! 1-13/16" wide x 1.5" high. In very good condition with exeptions noted. Purchased from an estate sale.

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Great looking marbled butterscotch bakelite clock case still holds the workings of an old Art Deco Telechron clock with one skyscraper copper hand, no glass face, and no cord left either. The case is a beauty though and could be used for a picture frame, jewelry making, or other creative endeavors. Maybe you're a clock wizzard and can fix it up, get it working (I don't know that it doesn't work... just that it has no cord). Case has 2 old chips, one on each side of upper back edge. Surface of bakelite is very shiny and lusterous. 4.5" high x 4.5" wide x 2.5" deep. 60s10

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Here are 19 vintage (1930's - 1940's) bakelite items ranging from shades of yellow to shades of green and brown. All were purchased from estate sales and liquidation sales over 25 years ago. I've used some in my art creations over the years but have many left which I will probably never get around to using so I am passing them along for others to use in their creative endeavors. All are in good condition with exceptions if any noted next to each. They are as follows:

• 2 bell shaped buttons or charms are dark translucent green with gold flecks... one has a ring wire going through the opening in the top, the other does not.
• 1 large carved yellow ochre cone shaped doo-dad has a drilled threaded opening in the bottom flat end. It may have been a handle. It's 1" diameter at the base and 1.75" high.
• 1 butterscotch button with carved and drilled self shank 1.25" long
• 1 laminated shaped yellow and green button with imbedded metal shank... underside shows orange brown colored glue that has squeezed out between the layers
• 1 green button with impressed black horses has molded self shank
• 1 green and yellow "cookie" button with imbedded metal shank is 1-1/8" square
• 8 rings 1.25" outer diameter ranging in color from pale apple juice yellow to black. The black one has 3 light color circle indents on one side
• 2 carved 3 lobe butterscotch buttons. One has an imbedded metal shank. The other has a drilled hole in the back center but no shank and no evidence that one was ever there.
• 1 large slightly oval ring is flat on back. It looks translucent greenish with gold crackles and flecks. I think the green is a coating of some kind on the back. I think the gold specks are imbedded... the gold crackles are damage from dampness. A group of the pieces I bought from the basement of an old dress shop had these crackles. They would break apart if I squeezed them hard enough. I squeezed this one real hard and it seems quite sturdy so I've included it since it really looks neat. 2.5" diameter.
• 1 butterscotch pencil point shaped thing is hollow at the flat end with 2 openings for sewing through. I think it may have been a sash end tip. It has the same crackle but I've squeezed it with no problems... and it's a weird thing, just fun to have if you collect this stuff. 1-7/8" long.

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Wonderful vintage black dress clip pin is carved with 4 flowers and surrounding leaves. It is made in the same style as bakelite but does not pass the scrubbing bubbles or sniff test so is some other form of early plastic such as galalith or casein. It has an acrid oder. 2" in diameter. Some rust on clip. In good condition otherwise. Purchased from an estate sale about 30 years ago.

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Great looking vintage dragon ring has the look of carved jade but it is made of a swirled and varigated green plastic. I bought it from an estate sale about 25 years ago because I like dragons and the plastic looked similar to the bakelite I was collecting at the time. It's a size 6 and is in very good condition.

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Here's a big 1940's era compact made from carved lucite. The top has a mirror on the outside and one on the inside surrounded by a carved wreath of leaves. The bottom has a lathed circular cut out section where the powder would go. Both sections are held together with a metal hinge. It's 4" square and 1/2" thick. The clasp is a tiny rod of amber colored lucite in the base that fits inside an opening in the top... but it has probably shrunk over the years and it no longer fits tight enough to hold them together so there's about a 1/16" opening between top and bottom because they don't come flush together. Someone with a little know-how could probably make a new little piece that would fit and hold. There's a thin ring of lucite going around the edge of the mirrors. On the inside mirror, part of it has come off and part of it has pulled away from the edge but is still attached. The mirrors show a few scratches, hazing and variation in the surface from age. It's still an interesting compact... different from most of them that are metal. Originally purchased from an estate sale. It has been in my collection for many years.

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This wonderful vintage bakelite bracelet is pierced with eye shaped cuts and carved with curved lines that enhance the cut-outs. It's appears to be chocolate brown when sitting on the table but when held to light, the thinner areas of incised eye shapes and bracelet edges appear somewhat translucent and look more reddish brown... root beer color. It's 1" wide, 2.5" inside diameter, and 7-15/16" inside circumference. There are only light signs of use... a few very light scratches as might be expected and 2 very tiny white marks on the surface that may be in the bakelite itself. I've looked at them with a magnifier and they seem to be a part of the bakelite. The bracelet is in very good condition. Purchased from an estate sale.

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Wonderful 1930's-40's vintage pin is carved rosewood with red bakelite teardrops curving in opposite directions to each other gives one the sense of spinning or twisting. 3-5/8" x 2" Safety clasp on pin back. Pin back is riveted to wood, the typical forties method. Passes both scrubbing bubbles and sniff test. It's in excellent condition. Purchased from an estate sale.

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Here is a 1940's vintage bakelite bangle bracelet and domed ring. Both are a translucent root beer color with darker swirls and lines that might not show up in the photos. The bracelet is lightly faceted in 3 sections and is 1/2" wide. Inner circumference is 8". Inside diameter is 2.5". The ring is size small, 4-1/4. Both have very light surface wear as would be expected for their age... 60-70 years old. They are in very good condition. I purchased them from different estate sales about 25-30 years ago. They've been in my collection since then.

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Here are 2 vintage shoehorns marked GITS. The plastic is very pretty, swirled, speckled, marbled... if you're into vintage plastics, these are unusual. I've had them for about 25 years. I believe they're made of celluloid as they smelled a bit like camphor when I washed them. One is yellow with white and brown... probably made to resemble amber and/or tortoise as was often done with celluloid... making it imitate another more valuable materials. This one is in very good condition. The other is red-orange with yellow, white, and a little black. There's a bit of an indentation along one side where it appears to have melted somewhat. There are also scratches on the back. Both were originally purchased from an estate sale.

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Here are 3 celluloid and rhinestone hat or clothing ornaments from the 1930's. All were rescued from the basement storage of a dress shop in New York City when the building was demolished many years ago. I purchased boxes of old fashion industry embellishments from that building (buttons, buckles, sew-on ornaments, etc). They are old stock, never sold and never used, although some have suffered a little from aging and exposure to dampness, air, etc. These 3 are as follows:

• Long black U shape is set with rhinestones with 2 dark blue hand painted dots between each one. 4.75" long. Curved to fit the curve of a hat with 3 small openings (1 at bottom of U, 1 at each end) for sewing through. I suspect the black was painted on also as there are 3 or 4 little dots near the tip of one leg that look white. It's in very good condition.
• Green curly ended ornament has inset rhinestones and incised ivory colored lines which says the green color is on the surface. 2.25" x 1.5". This one has no pierced openings to sew through as I imagine they could sew over the center bars. It too is curved to fit against the crown of a curved hat. Slight yellowing to one of the curled ends. It's in very good condition otherwise.
• Burgundy colored A shape has inset rhinestones and incised white lines indicting that the color was applied to the surface. If you look closely you'll see that the edges have been beveled by hand filing and then the color applied over top of that work. Three sew through openings... 1 at each corner. 1-7/8" x 1-7/8". It's in very good condition.

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Here are 5 wonderful curled celluloid feathers... hat ornaments from the 1930's-40's. They were rescued from the basement storage of an old dress shop in New York City when the building was demolished many years ago, along with many other embellishments (buckles, buttons, etc) used by the fashion industry at the time. They are old stock, never sold and never used. There are 3 different shapes with different combinations of colors of the marbled celluloid. They have feathered edges some with painted tips; some are folded; some are curved; all have center veins; all have 2 tiny openings where they would have been sewed onto the hat. They measure: 5", 3.25", and 2-7/8". All are in very good condition. An unusual find... great for those of you who love and collect vintage hats, clothing, jewelry, and accessories.

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I believe this vintage pin is made of celluloid. I didn't want to risk damaging the painting by running warm water over it to try to get a "sniff" of the camphor. It's an antiqued ivory colored with a pearly look like some of the old celluloid vanity items. It has a lightly impressed, hand painted profile portrait of a lady in a big brimmed sun bonnet. Metal pin back with old style C clasp is affixed with a strap of black celluloid. The paint, especially on face and back of hat may have faded/or worn with age but it still looks great and is in very good condition. 2.25" x 1-3/8". Purchased from an estate sale many years ago.

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Here are 3 wonderful celluloid leaf and feather ornaments from the 1930's-40's that were intended to be sewn onto hats and dresses. Many items of apparel were sold with ornaments attached to them, sometimes clips or pins, sometimes ornamental buckles and buttons. These were rescued from the basement storage area of an old dress shop in New York City when the building was demolished many years ago. They are old stock, never sold and never used (NOS-new old stock). Each ornament has 2 cut and shaped feathers or leaves bonded together. One is light colored and one is darker. They have cut and bonded center veins. They each have 2 holes to be sewn through. One has a stock tag still hanging from it although the words on it are about impossible to read. That one has handpainted gold tips. They measure: 5-1/8", 3.25", and 2-7/8". All are in very good condition. An unusual find... great for those of you who love and collect vintage jewelry, clothing and accessories.

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The wonderful dress clip pin is made of alternating stripes of black bakelite and rosewood. It was rescued from the basement storage area of an old dress shop in New York City when the building was demolished many years ago. They are old stock, never sold and never used (NOS-new old stock). There is slight oxidation to the clip (marked Made in USA) and a small amount of rust on one rivet, but it's still a beautiful old piece in very good visual condition. 2-3/8" long x 1-3/16' at the widest.

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This 1940's vintage dress clip is made from a thick piece of marbled orange and black bakelite. Chevron or shield shaped with a deeply carved flower design.1.75" x 1.25". Metal of clip has oxidized somewhat over the years but the hinge is still tight. The bakelite is in very good condition. Purchased from an estate sale many years ago.

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Great looking Art Deco dress clip pin is made of alternating stripes of cherry red bakelite and rosewood. It was rescued from the basement storage area of an old dress shop in New York City when the building was demolished many years ago. It's old stock, never sold and never used). There's some oxidation to the metal clip (marked Made in USA), rust on the rivets, and the wood is darker at the top than the bottom, but it's still a neat old piece. 2-3/8" long x 1-3/16' at the widest. 12s3

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This great looking pair of black bakelite and rosewood dress clip pins were rescued from the basement storage area of an old dress shop in New York City when the building was demolished many years ago. They are old stock, never sold and never used (NOS-new old stock). There is slight oxidation to the metal parts from age but they are still visually wonderful and in very good condition. 1-1/2" diameter.

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Here is a wonderful set of 3 vintage Couroc bowls with inlaid wood and brass pictures of cottom flowers. 7.5" in diameter x 1.25" high. There are no labels left on them, but those of you familiar with Couroc of Monterey will recognize the pattern and the style. Couroc made all their items of bakelite (phenolic resin) with inlaid wood, brass, rhinestones, mosaic bits and other materials. The earlier labels said: "Unique COUROC Products Are cherished gifts because of their variety and beauty in design. Hand inlaid by master craftsmen, shells, coins, woods and metals are fused into Couroc's famous satin black material which is impervious to alcohol, boiling water, and cigarette burns. By Couroc of Monterey California." Labels on newer Couroc items say it is made of phenolic, and indeed it does test positive for bakelite (phenolic) with the scrubbing bubbles test. They recommend washing with mild soap and water. From experience I can tell you that the metals polish up nicely with "Never Dull". Bakelite can be polished somewhat with "Never Dull" also. Bakelite collectors recommend polishing it with Simichrome.

These bowls were purchased from an estate sale. One has been used. It has some scratches on the inside. The other 2 show little if any wear and are in extremely good condition. One of them has a few white marks on the underside. This is an unusual subject which I've never seen before on any Couroc items. So nice to find a set of 3!!

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Here are 9 pieces of bakelite handled flatware that appear to be a very dark chocolate brown that almost looks black but when held to a bright light, they look like a deep translucent burgundy red. There are 3 forks (7") and 6 knives (9") all with the same handle design: scalloped tip and ridged Deco style side. Knife blades are marked: Landers Stainless. Forks are marked: Stainless. Some oxidation on knife blades... a couple of small spots of rust. Ferrules are tight. There are some light scratches on the handles. Handles may need cleaning/polishing depending on your preference.

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Here's a wonderful red bakelite heart pin that you don't see very often. It's divided into 3 sections that are impressed: Yes No and Maybe with a bright pink celluloid spinning arrow. It really works! The bakelite is beautiful, marbled with yellow-orange swirls and speckles. The indented words are filled in with applied gold color some of which has faded/worn a bit over the years. Old fashioned C clasp. I bent the pin shank slightly so it would hold tightly against the cloth and I wouldn't lose the pin. This has worked well. 2.25" x 2-1/8". It's in very good condition. I purchased this great looking heart from an estate sale about 30 years ago. It has been in my collection ever since. It's an original vintage piece from the late 1930's - early 1940's. It tests positive for bakelite with scrubbing bubbles test.

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Here's a great piece from the Egyptian craze that followed the discovery of King Tut's tomb in 1923... a heather purple celluloid scarf slide with pink head of King Tut surrounded by rhinestones. 1.25" square. 3/4" deep. Originally purchased from an estate sale, this piece has been in my collection for about 30 years. It's in very good condition.

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Here are 20 lucite or acrylic balls with attached metal findings for hanging them or wiring them together: 9 translucent red, 10 marbled pearlescent peach, and 1 amber. A smaller version of these balls were used to make those crazy clusters of luminous grapes that were so popular in the late 50's and/or early 60's. You could make your own clusters of grapes with them but they would also be great for Christmas tree ornaments, ornaments at the hem edge of drapes or curtains, maybe hung in the window as sun catchers, shade pulls, or any other artistic project. They are about 1-5/8" in diameter. They have some bits of glue in spots from the metal being glued into the lucite during their making. The red ones have some scratches... noticeable because they are translucent... but they are are in good condition otherwise. Purchased from an estate sale many years ago. They've been sitting in my boxes of goodies waiting for me to use them but I have more treasures than I'm ever going to used in my art constructions so I'm passing some of my accumulation along to you.

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Great looking 1940's lucite feather pin 3.5" long. The front is deeply carved to accent the central rib and add details. A row of rhinestones is inset into the rib. The back is carved with many shallow grooves providing detail lines which are also painted an orangish brown color in the indents. The old C clasp metal pin back is attached to the pin with metal rivets. There is more of the brown color under the pin back than anywhere else and I suspect that there is some actual rust under there. 2 or 3 of the rhinestones are a little darker than the rest but they could always be replaced if so desired. It's in very good condition with exceptions noted. Originally purchased from an estate sale. It has been in my collection for about 25 years.`

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Here are 4 great clear lucite items from the 1930's-40's era for the collector of vintage accessories or vintage plastics. There are 2 umbrella handles and 2 zipper pulls for those wonderful old corde' and/or leather clutch bags.

• umbrella handle with chain is 6.75" long with indented circles and carved bands. 1-1/8" thick at top tapering as it goes downward towards the bottom end.
• T-shaped umbrella handle is 4" long x 2.5" wide x 3/4" thick with carved line designs and bands. Wood from shaft is still inside the base.
• twisted zipper pull is made from a 1/2" wide strip of lucite. It's 2.75" long x 1" at the knot with drilled hole for jump ring.
• rectangular zipper pull has carved indented designs along the edges. 3" long x 1" wide x 1/4" thick with attached jump ring. A couple of short scratch marks.

All are in very good condition with exceptions (if any) noted by each description.

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This is the best piece of all the 1940's lucite and roses items! It's a night light... a tall triagular obelisk with 3 actual roses and 3 more roses reflected in the optical illusions caused by the triangle sides. It's 8.25" tall. The triangle is attached to a ridged base with 4 tiny feet and an opening for a tiny clip-in light. The old one was missing when I bought this piece from an estate sale about 30 years ago but we've provided a newer light with cord that can be used in its place. The roses are reverse carved in the lucite making hollow rose shaped openings which are later filled a colored material. There are a few imperfections due to the aging of the material and heat of the light... crackles in the feet, crackles in the light bulb opening and one crackle in the obelisk in bottom center closest to the opening for the bulb. The bulb cavity has some white pigment inside it... probably remnants of whatever held the original fixture in place. It still looks neat... these crackles don't interfere with the roses. It also looks great unlit standing sentinel in a display with others of its type.

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Here are 2 reverse carved lucite items with those wonderful red roses magically flowering inside. When I was a kid, I always wondered how they did that... and it does take some talent or a lot of practice to drill into the lucite and carve away all those petals & leaves BACKWARDS!! Then the openings are filled with a colored substance to create the flowers. The 2 offered here are:

• key chain - The rectangle is 2.75" long x 1/2" square. Chain included. Some light scratching on surface is not distracting. In good condition. Purchased from an estate sale many years ago.
• pen or pencil holder for the desk - triangle shape with ridged sides and back. Base is 2-5/8" wide x 3" deep. Sides are 2-1/8" x 2-5/8". Base has many light scratches which, depending on the light, are accentuated by the optical reflections of the lucite. They show up more on a dark background, not so much on a light or white background. Remnants of blue ink in bottom of pen well. Purchased from an estate sale many years ago.

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Here's a great novelty pin from the 1940's. It's a whimsical giraffe with bent rod moving dangling legs and rope tail. Made of red, white & blue marbled plastic... which gives him an overall purple-y color. These kooky pins were dime store delights during the WWII era... gave women something to smile about. Many metals were confiscated by the government for war use and the jewelry makers had to find other sources of supplies... hence plastics, bakelite, and wood. He's 3" long. Molded plastic C hook clasp. There's a rough spot on the surface around the hole where front leg goes through. It's in very good condition otherwise. Purchased from an auction about 30 years ago.

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Great looking vintage marbled green and yellow bakelite napkin ring is a 1" slice of a 1-7/8" hollow tube that has been ground and shaped on both outside and inside to give it a graceful curved silhouette. An inch of ungound interior shows what the color probably was originally. The colors on the exterior and inner carved area are darker as they have oxidized over the years. It's strange that the one part hasn't changed color which probably means that someone always kept a napkin or paper or something in it so that air never got to that part. It's in very good condition. From an estate sale. 18s3

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Here are 2 different 1940's vintage novelty pins, 5 and dime treasures made to cheer folks up during the war years which have become a fun collectible today. I had acquired a small grouping of them, but they were hard to find... probably because they were thought to have no value by successive generations and were just tossed out. These 2 have a sports theme. The first is a pair of 2 celluloid footballs chained together as was a popular style in the forties. Each football is about 7/8" long. The second is a lady ice skater hanging from a banner bar pin. 2.75" long x 2" wide at the banner. Both have pin backs secured by pronging them into the plastic back. Both are in very good condition. Both were purchased from an antique auction about 25 years ago.

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Carved olive green bakelite double flower barette is a vintage piece that test positive for bakelite with the scrubbing bubbles test. 1-7/8" long x 7/8" wide. Slight darkening to silvery color back piece which is pronged into the bakelite as would be expected of a 1940's piece. In very good condition. Purchased from an estate sale.

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Here's a great pair of marbled butterscotch bakelite hexagons, thick and yummy. 2" side to side. 2-1/4" point to point. A little over a 1/2" thick. Drilled center hole is 1/2" in diameter. I think they must have come from vanity lamps as there are slightly indented rings around the hole where another part was probably tightly clamped with a central threaded screw rod. It's also shinier on the surface there. One hex has a couple of polished chips at the inner edge. The other hex has a tiny chip at the outer edge. In good condition otherwise. Great for jewelry making, radio knobs, and other arty projects... or you may want to rebuild some lamps.

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Vintage yellow bakelite egg pendant is 1-7/8" long with a 1/4" hole drilled through it. I puchased it at an estate sale about 20 years ago. I don't know if it was intended to be a pendant or if it was originally a darning egg. I used to wear it on a leather cord. An unusual and fun piece! Passes both hot water "sniff test" and scrubbing bubbles test for bakelite. In very good condition.

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Here are 10 red lucite chunky X shaped kiss handles for cabinet drawers or doors. We purchased a bunch of them from Ikea about 15 years ago for our kitchen but didn't use them all. They haven't been used and are like new... they've been stored in a plastic bag in a drawer for all this time. They all have a threaded metal interior for the screw and the screw is included with each. They measure 1-7/8" square x 1-3/16" deep.

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This 1940's vintage big fan shaped purse is made with crocheted fan patterns in that black corde' material that was popular at the time. It is a commercially manufactured piece with a zipper closure and stiffened black satiny lining. It has 2 twisted lucite handles and a large faceted diamond shaped charm attached to the zipper pull. It measures 17.5" at widest part of the fan; 14.5" from top of handle to bottom of bag. The diamond pull charm is 4.5" long. It is in very good condition. The zipper works and it smells clean. There are no broken threads, no rips, no stains. Purchased from an estate sale.

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Here are 7 assorted pieces of vintage bakelite stock which we purchased many years ago. Surfaces have scratches and dull spots in some places. Some yellows and 2-tones have darker surface staining and will need to be buffed and/or polished. They are as they were made or cut, with saw marks showing and some melt marks on ends. Measurements as follows:

• yellow rectangular chunk - 3" x 1-1/4" x 7/8" thick. Saw marks both ends.
• curved wing shaped marbled butterscotch - 4-1/8" long x 1-7/8" wide x 3/4" at thickest tapering to 1/8".
• 2-tone clear blue and yellow opaque probably for flatware - 3-5/8" long x 1/2" thick, tapering from 9/16" wide at yellow end to 5/8" thick at blue end.
• emerald green curved piece originally intended for cabinet or drawer handles. 4-1/4" wide x 1/2". 1/2" thick at ends. 1/4" thick in center.
• black rod with yellow marbling - 6-1/4" long x 1/2" diameter
• cherry red faceted fan style flatware handle type piece - 2-7/8" long x 3/4" at wide end x 1/2" at narrow end. Indent in narrow end where they intended to drill an opening in which to insert a stainless utensil.
• sheet of rust red with mottled orange - 8-1/2" x 11" x 1/16" thick (This piece was my father's. He worked for RCA. It was probably for use in radio, electronics, or circuit boards of some type). There are surface scratches, many on one side, not very many on the other, also some tape marks. It tests positive for bakelite with the scrubbing bubbles test... as do all of the other pieces.

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Here are 8 assorted pieces of vintage bakelite stock which we purchased many years ago. Surfaces have scratches and dull spots in some places. Some yellows and/or 2-tones have darker surface staining and will need to be buffed and/or polished. They are as they were made or cut, with saw marks showing and some melt marks on ends. Measurements as follows:

• yellow rectangular chunk - 3" x 1-1/4" x 7/8" thick.
• emerald green curved piece probably intended for drawer handle. 1/2" wide x 4-1/4" long. 1/2" thick at ends. 1/4" thick in center.
• olive rod marbled with black & yellow - 6-1/4" long x 1/2" diameter
• black rod marbled with yellow - 6-1/4" long x 1/2" diameter
• cherry red faceted fan style flatware handle type piece - 4" long x 3/4" at wide end x 1/2" at narrow end. Interior opening in narrow end (to insert stainless utensil) is about 1-3/4" long.
• marbled red, yellow disc - 1-1/2" diameter x 7/16" thick
• pumpkin pie brown piece for pipe st