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Vintage 7/8" Bakelite Bracelet! Awesome Translucent Sapphire Blue/White Colors!
$ 79.19
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Description
This GORGEOUS refurbished vintage Bakelite bracelet is 7/8" wide with a slightly domed shape. It has been restored to its original beautiful bright translucent sapphire blue and white marbled colors.Over the years the patina had oxidized into a dark bluish green and yellow color, and the lovely sapphire blue and white colors had become obscured. (See photo #10 for pre-restoration color and results of Simichrome polish test)
The bracelet has been restored to its original translucent sapphire blue and white colors, the surface wear removed, and looks fantastic!!
The bracelet weighs 17 grams and has a standard 2.5" interior diameter.
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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