How to identify bakelite (the quick and easy way!)
Bakelite and I have a long love affair. I love to find it and it likes to come home with me! Wearing bakelite in 2018. Wearing bakelite bangles in March 2019. Yellow sunshine. The far left bangle on my left hand is bakelite as is the two far right bangles on my right hand. The rest are other types of plastic. Bakelite goes with everything, even Christmas outfits! No really, I do love bakelite! Ever since I learnt about it through reading vintage style blogs many years ago, it has fascinated me. I remember talking to an elderly lady who regularly sells at my favourite secondhand market. She was selling a whole box of bakelite bangles that she had collected since the 1950s and 1960s. All of the different styles, colours and carved pieces dazzled me but at $60-$100 a piece, I did not take any home with me. As this type of plastic is not made anymore, it has become quite collectable amongst vintage collectors and jewellery enthusiasts. Here's my bel...