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Two 3/16" Vintage Bakelite Bracelets! Fabulous Bright Pink/White/Fuchsia Colors!

$ 47.51

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Material: Bakelite
  • Type: Bracelet
  • Condition: Excellent refurbished condition with no chips or cracks. Positive test for Bakelite using Simichrome polish. (See photo #10)

    Description

    This beautiful vintage Bakelite bracelet lot is made up of two "domed" shaped bracelets! They have been restored to their original color and condition. The bracelets are a beautiful semi translucent mixture of bright fuchsia and pink colored Bakelite with white and traces of a rare semi translucent pearl colored marbling.
    As the bracelet aged, the pinks had turned to dull burnt orange and the white marbling had yellowed. Surface wear in the form of light scuffs and scratches were noticeable and were removed as part of the restoration. (See photo #10 for pre-restoration color and results of Simichrome polish test)
    Each bracelet is 3/16" wide and weighs 7 grams; all have a 2.5" interior diameter. The bracelet pair is in excellent refurbished condition with no chips or cracks noted.
    NOTE: As part of the refurbishment process, surface dirt and the discoloration of the Bakelite that occurs as it oxidizes from exposure to sunlight is removed.
    Sunlight not only causes the color of the Bakelite to change, but sunlight also draws the chemical that reacts to the Simichrome polish in Bakelite to the surface. When testing with Simichrome polish, this chemical (pheno-formaldehyde) is what causes the chemical reaction that changes the pink color of the Simichrome polish to a nicotine yellow which indicates a positive result for Bakelite.
    So until the bracelet has been exposed to sunlight for some period of time, the bracelet will not test positive with Simichrome polish. There are no chips or cracks in the bracelet.
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