If you've ever wandered through a vintage shop or a flea market, you might've stumbled upon a shiny, colorful piece of jewelry that caught your eye. More often than not, you were looking at Bakelite – ...

When Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland created the first entirely synthetic plastic in 1909, it revolutionized the way many consumer goods were manufactured. Baekeland called his plastic “Bakelite” and ...

Made of a combination of phenol and formaldehyde, Bakelite is a type of plastic that became popular during the 1930s and 40s as a material not only for jewelry, but for other consumer goods like ...

Bakelite bracelets, George Washington button, 18th C. Baltimore shipping ledger. A remarkably diverse episode: a collection of a hundred Bakelite plastic bracelets – some worth ten times their ...

Q: I saw a Bakelite bracelet on "Antiques Roadshow" worth several thousand dollars. They said there are no white Bakelite bracelets because they have turned off-white. They added, "Wouldn't you like ...

Antiques Roadshow US fans saw a visitor emotionally ask the expert for a hug upon hearing the valuation of her items. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT A guest brought in a small selection of her ...

My parents began giving me antique jewelry when I was a girl. Our family had a friend who was an antiques dealer, and Mrs. Carlson's store had a pirate's booty of Victorian seed-pearl and garnet ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is a bakelite bowtie brooch made ...