BAKELITE: One of the first plastics made from synthetic components which was used for kitchenware, jewelry, pipe stems, and children's toys in the first half of the 20th century.
This range of objects is a modern take on the
wonderful old texture and is found at The Country Trader, at PDY
Redfern/Waterloo Sydney on the corner of Young and Phillip Streets Redfern.
Experienced
collectors have developed ways of testing for bakelite one of which is rubbing
your fingers over the piece until it is warm, then smell.
It is unforgettable - formaldehyde or a carbolic acid.
Familiarize yourself with this odor. Not all pieces will have the same odor intensity, but it will be there.
It is unforgettable - formaldehyde or a carbolic acid.
Familiarize yourself with this odor. Not all pieces will have the same odor intensity, but it will be there.
Bakelite
has a clunky sound. Hit two plastic pieces together, then two bakelite - check
the difference.
Feel the difference. http://www.worldint.com/science/bakelite.html
Feel the difference. http://www.worldint.com/science/bakelite.html
