SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Bakelite Santa Cruz meets SoHo in Sand City, California.  Oct 28, 2009 My husband and I found the Ol' Factory an actual old factory, where Couroc's black Bakelite plastic trays were made on a trip to Monterey when we took advantage of neighboring Seaside's affordable motels and found our way to Sand City for lunch. For the past 2 1/2 years, the Ol' Factory has exemplified the town's SoHo-meets-Santa Cruz spirit, serving as a restaurant, pub, music venue and unofficial community center. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel) Fashionista Iris Apfel finally gets her due  Oct 8, 2009 That multicolored necklace is made of 1930s Bakelite chips that a salesman once used. Designer names are dropped in rapid succession along with stories about incredible flea market finds and close friendships that were formed over James Galanos eveningwear and frantic rack digging at Loehmann s.. (Boston Globe) The Final Word  Mar 25, 2009 Whoopi Goldberg and Lily Tomlin, for instance, are reported to collect Bakelite jewelry. Tom Hanks, bless his soul, collects vintage typewriters. (USA Today -- Life) Back to Jewelry News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2009 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2009