their bright colors,
exciting styling, and new, affordable materials caught people’s imagination.
Now their appeal has been discovered again.
Bakelite, the first synthetic plastic, was developed in 1907 by a Belgian, Dr Leo Backeland in its
heyday in the 1920s and 30s, it was known as the material of 1000 uses.
Bakelite and its imitations, ushered in a new age of
colourful and stylish, yet inexpensive, household goods.
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Bakelite can be identified by the strong carbolic smell it
gives off when it is rubbed.
It was made in mottled and white, Browns, black, green, red,
and blue.
Other early plastics that are also keenly collected include Lucite which is usually either clear or, translucent, and cast phenolic resin such as Catalin, which are often brightly colored.
Other early plastics that are also keenly collected include Lucite which is usually either clear or, translucent, and cast phenolic resin such as Catalin, which are often brightly colored.
Colours other than Browns and black make any plastic object
more desirable.
Styling is equally important.
, pieces that reflect the art deco style of the 1930s
typified by stepped forms, streamlining, and clean lines are especially
collectable.
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Plastics from the 1950s onwards tend to be less desirable
and valuable as styling is not as strong and quality is generally poorer than
plastics from around 1910 to the 1930s.
Later plastics are also usually lighter and less robust.
Classic radios can sell for many hundreds of pounds are
dollars, but there is still a large field available for collecting from just a
few dollars, are a couple of pounds.
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Avoid chipped or cracked objects, unless they are very rare,
as damage devalues the price considerably.
For cohesion, focus your collection on items from a specific
room are area such as the kitchen, our dressing table.
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I hope you have found this page to on Bakelite be both informative and
helpful.
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