Antique Spotlight: Bakelite Bracelets

[@tracyfinn9172]

Thanks again. Very interesting. Look forward to more videos. 🇦🇺🙏

[@larrytolkin]

you have been indoctrinated with incorrect plastics history along with much of the costume jewelry collectors - all those bracelets you show are Catalin - - cast resin Bakelite could not be carved - Catalin invented by Dr Fritz Pollak in 1926 - he sold formulas to the American Catalin co in 1927 for $100,000. Catalin is the most important vintage plastic - it was an improved and stronger phenolic resin over Bakelite and had much better color depth.