Runway Ready Nov 8, 2008
Kate Handbags - 2009 Resort g Collection. Warm up your wardrobe with the New Resort and Spring 2009 Collection by Kate There are five exciting new fabrics and stylesjust in time for the holidays. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Local artists have a new outlet with noa Oct 24, 2008
Bakelite jewelry is one of the many items by regional artisans available at noa. Local artists have a new outlet with noa. (Concord Journal, MA)
Egyptian Revival Accessories Oct 13, 2008
Accessories were also made with Czech glass, Bakelite, and gem stones like turquoise or lapis. Egyptian revival accessories from the 1920 s are significantly more expensive than their 1970 s counterparts since they were made with better materials. (Suite101.com)
Julianne Moore knows how to make them suffer Jun 15, 2008
A FACADE: Moore portrays Barbara Baekeland, who married the heir to the Bakelite plastic fortune, in Savage Grace ... Moore plays Barbara Baekeland, a onetime actress who married the heir to the Bakelite plastic fortune ... Invented by Leo Baekeland in 1907, Bakelite was the first industrial plastic, used in a variety of products, including costume jewelry and land mines, and it made its inventor a wealthy man. (Los Angeles Times)
Imagine a world without plastic, and you don't get very far Apr 16, 2008
A century ago, the Belgian-born chemist Leo Hendrik Baekeland ushered in a materials revolution with his invention of Bakelite, a synthetic resin that was molded into radio cases, lamps, buttons, dressers and other "Antiques Roadshow" reliables. We have been emotional bobbleheads about plastics ever since. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Chrome by Chase Aug 20, 2007
Coupled with bakelite, chromium was the perfect choice for serving hot food and beverages. Home makers loved its low cost elegance- the gleam of silver for little money and no polishing. (Suite101.com)
Vintage Buttons Aug 6, 2007
Buttons were made of glass, porcelain, wood, pottery composite, celluloid, and metal, but by far the most common material was Bakelite. Invented in 1907 by Belgian born scientist Dr. Leo Baekeland, the material was developed for industrial uses, but by the 1930 s Bakelite and similar Catalin were enormously popular materials for fashion buttons ... These flat, sew through buttons were sliced off a Bakelite rod in which two colors were mixed to form a usually geometric pattern. (Suite101.com)
Costume Jewelry by Judith Miller Jun 9, 2007
Bakelite plastic jewelry that is quite often intricately carved and molded to create shapes such as fruit and animals. Hot Collecting Fields Miller provides information about Jelly Belly pins, Christmas tree pins and Austrian fruit pins. (Suite101.com)
Characteristics of Costume Jewelry May 13, 2007
Some of the many costume jewelry terms and types are cloisonne (enamel divided by sections of metal) diamante (set with rhinestones) and jewelry made from paper-mache or Bakelite ... For example, Bakelite jewelry is incredibly rare and in the world of vintage costume jewelry collecting very popular ... A high quality piece of Bakelite jewelry in excellent condition can fetch a price in the thousands. (Suite101.com)
Create Wonderful Items of Jewelry Mar 31, 2007
Materials such as bakelite and celluloid are becoming highly collectible, and therefore are rarer to find - however you may be lucky and come across some early plastic items of jewelry and these can look good combined with silver beads or other components. Clasps are another useful thing to look for on old jewelry and these can be recycled or repurposed. (Suite101.com)
Perry's Jewelry Feb 28, 2007
How would I determine if they are plastic or bakelite ... Bakelite is a brand named material ... Heavily carved bangles and figural pins are among the most expensive items sought by Bakelite collectors today. (Charlotte.com, NC -- Living)
