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Vintage Item Of The Week

Posted on October 21 2016

Prystal Wide Bakelite Dark Apple juice Bangle with Metal Insets Measures 1 1/4" wide. The inner diameter is 3" It is in very good vintage condition, circa 1940's This wonderful...

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Vintage Bakelite

Posted on July 16 2015

Bakelite, or polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride, is an early plastic. It is a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin, formed from an elimination reaction of phenol with formaldehyde. Bakelite is a trade name...

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