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 Vintage Rootbeer Bakelite Bangle Bracelet TESTED!!! US $15.95 
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 Vintage Butterscotch Yellow Bakelite Bangle Bracelet Pretty Retro Era 1940s US $54.99
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 Vintage BAKELITE Ivorine Black and Clear Rhinestone Bangle Bracelet US $46.00
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 VINTAGE BAKELITE BANGLE BRACELET- 40's, 50's era US $19.99
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 Vintage Green & Yellow Marble Bakelite Bangle Bracelet Pretty Retro Era 1940s US $69.99
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 ART DECO BAKELITE BANGLE 1930'S CUBIST! US $71.13
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 LOVELY ORANGE/YELLOW BAKELITE BANGLE BRACELET US $41.95
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 VINTAGE ESTATE CARAMEL BAKELITE BANGLE US $55.00
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 Chunky Art Deco Tested Butterscotch Amber Bakelite Bangle US $16.60
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 RARE VTG BAKELITE BANGLE BRACELET INJECTED DOT TYPE RARE FLAT DISC GREEN & BLACK US $275.00
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 TWO UNIQUE RETRO VINTAGE BAKELITE BANGLE BRACELETES FREE SHIPPING NR US $22.00
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 VERY UNIQUE RETRO VINTAGE BAKELITE BANGLE BRACELETE FREE SHIPPING NR US $10.50
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 VERY UNIQUE SNAKE SKIN RETRO VINTAGE BAKELITE BANGLE BRACELETE FREE SHIPPING NR US $4.99
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 VERY NEAT RETRO VINTAGE BAKELITE BANGLE BRACELETE FREE SHIPPING NR US $10.50
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 Lush Full One of a Kind Retro Bakelite Button Bracelet Bangle Charm MANY Colors US $39.99
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 Chunky RED Bakelite Catalin Plastic Stretch Bangle Bracelet Vintage US $55.32
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 Genuine Bakelite Catalin Bangle Bracelet Translucent GREEN Vintage US $28.45
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 Genuine Bakelite Catalin Bangle Bracelet Translucent Marbleized Amber Vintage US $28.45
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 Bakelite Bangle Bracelets Pair Grooved Butterscotch Pea Soup Tested US $19.99
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 Vintage Bakelite Bangle Clear Green Apple Juice w/ Marble Swirl US $23.99
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 CARVED DARK CHOCOLATE BAKELITE BANGLE US $9.95
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 Vintage Wide-Band Butterscotch Bakelite Bangle Bracelet US $18.38
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 Vintage Black and White Zebra Bracelet Bangle Very Trendy! Not sure if bakelite? US $44.95
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 VINTAGE BAKELITE FLAT SIDED BANGLE BRACELET-BAKELITE CLIPON EARRINGS SET-JEWELRY US $25.00
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 Vintage Deco Ice Tea or Dark Amber Swirl Bakelite Beaded Necklace Bangle Set US $129.00
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 5 BAKELITE BANGLES carved ridges...2 jet black 2 yellow 1 pale orange...works US $165.00
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 HUGE TRUE VINTAGE BAKELITE YELLOW BLACK POLKA-DOT BANGLE - INJECTED DOTS US $71.00
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 Vintage Bakelite Bangle Bracelet Chartreuse Wide Tube US $39.00
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 Vintage Carved Faceted Butterscotch Bakelite Bangle Bracelet US $39.00
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 EGG YOKE YELLOW BAKELITE BANGLE US $10.50
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 VINTAGE BAKELITE BUTTERSCOTCH BANGLE BRACELET US $15.75
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 VTG Plastic Bakelite Era Wide Thick Bangles Pink Yellow US $48.00
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 BAKELITE MARBLED BUTTERSCOTCH BANGLE! US $29.50
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 L840 LOT OF 12 VINTAGE MARBLEIZED BAKELITE LUCITE PLASTIC BANGLE BRACELETS US $10.00
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 LUSCIOUS CARVED 10- SIDED ZIG ZAG VINTAGE BAKELITE BANGLE BRACELET US $75.00
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 RARE VINTAGE BAKELITE LEMON YELLO W STRUNG BANGLE BRACELET US $105.00
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 BEAUTIFUL CARVED RED BAKELITE BANGLE US $124.49
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 Vintage deep carved black bakelite bangle bracelet video simichrome test US $33.25
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 VINTAGE BAKELITE BANGLE DOMED BRACELET GREEN MARBLED, AMK* US $34.69
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 Vintage Deeply Carved Bakelite Bangle Bracelet - Simichrome Tested US $17.25
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 Vintage 50's dark swamp swirl BAKELITE BANGLE BRACELET US $70.00
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 Vintage 1950's creamed corn BAKELITE BANGLE BRACELET US $110.00
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 Vintage 1950's red tea BAKELITE faceted BANGLE BRACELET US $135.00
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 Red /Black Vintage Material Bakelite Bracelet Bangle Signed Piece US $99.99
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 VINTAGE BUTTERSCOTCH BAKELITE BANGLE BRACELET SIMICHROME TESTED US $18.00
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 Brighton Retro ‘Deco‘ 1980s Chrome & Brown 'Bakelite' Flower Bangle Bracelet US $75.00
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 Vintage 1" Wide Red Bakelite Bangle Bracelet - NO RSV US $10.50
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 Vintage 1 1/8" Wide Orange Bakelite Bangle Bracelet - NO RSV US $33.00
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 Vintage Bracelet Bangle BAKELITE Mustard Yellow PRETTY ! US $3.24
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 Vintage Bakelite Butterscotch cut out Bangle Braclett Thick 5/8 X 1/2 3 3/8" US $45.00
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 Vintage bakelite or lucite black & green carved bangle bracelet US $17.53
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 Vintage BAKELITE RARE POLKA DOTS Red & Orange DOT Bangle Bracelets WOW! US $625.99
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 Two Carved Bakelite Bangle Bracelets, Green & Butterscotch US $17.37
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 STUNNING VINTAGE BUTTERSCOTCH DIAMOND CARVED BAKELITE BANGLE BRACELET TESTED US $18.83
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 RARE VINTAGE BRIGHT CHERRY RED MARBLED BAKELITE BANGLE BRACELET TESTED + US $10.49
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 RARE VINTAGE BRIGHT CHERRY RED BLACK MARBLED BAKELITE BANGLE BRACELET TESTED + US $10.50
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 RARE VINTAGE WIDE JADE GREEN BEAUTIFUL MARBLED BAKELITE BANGLE BRACELET TESTED + US $9.99
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 Vintage Bakelite Set - 3 Bangle Bracelets & 2 Pairs of Earrings - Greens US $49.99
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 Lot of 3 - Vintage 1930s Bakelite Bangles, Brown & Red US $44.99
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 RARE VINTAGE WIDE ORANGE JUICE BAKELITE BANGLE BRACELET TESTED + US $9.99
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 BAKELITE ERA VINTAGE LUCITE THREE TONE LEYERD BANGLE BRACELETS - 2 US $38.00
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 Lot Vintage 2 Black Bakelite Bangles Jewelry Pair Flat Stackable Bracelets US $17.00
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 Vintage Translucent Carved Bakelite Bangle Bracelet Authentic 1930-40's US $59.99
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 GREAT! WIDE BUTTERSCOTCH CARVED BAKELITE BANGLE! US $29.99
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 Vintage Polka Dot Bangle Bracelet Pair Bakelite Lucite Era ++ US $39.99
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 Vintage Bakelite scalloped butterscotch bangle bracelet US $37.99
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 VINTAGE CHUNKY COGNAC APPLE JUICE SWIRLS BAKELITE BANGLE BRACELET Gorgeous RARE US $675.50
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 Vintage Golden Bakelite Bangle Bracelet 3/8" wide US $29.99
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 Beautiful Glowing Marbled Iced Tea Amber Bakelite Bangle Bracelets Stack US $45.00
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 Vintage CHERRY LIpstick RED BAKELITE SAUCER Bracelet BANGLE SPACER DimestoreChic US $62.99
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 VTG Antique Art Deco Carved Bakelite Era Plastic Bangle Bracelet Brass Classic US $18.00
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 AWESOME BAKELITE Chocolate Wide Bangle/BRACELET US $185.00
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 Bakelite Bangle Black And Blue Tested real thing 2 colors US $14.99
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Antique Dealers Get Creative With Green Recycling Ideas In Florida
(Deland, FL) - It has often been often said that the antiques business is the ultimate recycling activity but several dealers in Florida Antique Shows/Puchstein Promotions have taken the idea to the next level. They are recycling the antiques themselves or at least parts of them into new forms and uses that will preserve some vestige of the original antique yet appeal to modern needs and tastes.
Three such dealers were set up at the January 22-24 edition of the Deland Antique Show at the Volusia County Fairgrounds in Deland, FL.
Bruce and Vickie Pantii of Breezy Palm Trading Company have a thing about plastic. More specifically they have a thing about Bakelite, the early plastic developed by Belgian chemist Dr. Leo Baekeland in 1907. The Bakelite formula was acquired by American Catalin Corporation in 1927 to produce the phenolic resins that make the durable plastic.While Bakelite has many commercial and industrial applications one of the most popular uses was developed in the 1930s when it was used to make costume jewelry. The most popular and most expensive of those today are the carved bangle bracelets and figural pins.
Bruce Pantii said that ten years ago 90 percent of his sales were vintage items but his customers began requesting Bakelite bangles with polka dots but there just weren’t any left. He decided to make them. Now 90 per cent of his business is custom made signed “wearable art” made of pieces of Bakelite. He starts with a plain vintage Bakelite bangle and inserts polka dots made from Bakelite stock, usually ten inch tubes originally used as stock to make bangles that he has squirreled away over the last twenty years. These new style bracelets retail in the low to mid hundred dollars for standard widths and up to $500 for the wider ones. To make a more affordable bracelet five years ago he began casting bangles from a type of acrylic he calls “Vibrulite” and decorates them with Bakelite dots or bow ties. These sell in the $150 range. Pantii is selling both the medium and the art by recycling old Bakelite stock.
Want to buy a really junky old used up manual typewriter that no longer works? Neither does anyone else. But Roy and Rhonda Barske of Typewriter Jewelry are probably interested. Twelve years ago they started selling antiques and collectibles but couldn’t sell their inventory of used typewriters so they decided to recycle them. How? By using the letter in the keys. They are especially fond of old Corona’s because they have they have the best fonts. They started by removing the Bakelite or celluloid keys with good fonts and incorporating them into custom made sterling jewelry using custom made molds. They started with bracelets and have extended the line to include necklaces, earrings, pins, rings, cuff links, money clips, badge holders, key rings and many other assorted and clever uses including many made from suggestions by customers. Pendants and rings range from $25 to $45. Bangles are $35 and full bracelets with multiple typewriter letter keys are $80 and up. If a customer requests a style or item that is out of stock Roy will make it within thirty minutes out of extra stock carried to shows. One nice source of business for the Barske’s is weddings. They custom make pieces for wedding parties and showers at the request of prospective brides and grooms.
John Atkinson of Boston wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth but he is working on it, one spoon at a time. Actually he used forks too but skips the knives because of the hollow handles. He converts old silver plated or sterling flatware into silver jewelry with magnetic clasps. He couples the interesting design patterns on the handle of forks or spoons into a custom made bracelet with a clasp. He started as a finder of matching silver patterns but ended up with boxes of unused or unmatched silver items. He then realized he could turn a spoon handle pattern into a key ring and his customers would always have a sample of the pattern they were looking for.
From there he expanded into bracelets and rings and will custom make items on request as you wait. He sells silver bracelets for $20 and silver key rings and rings for $5. He also has a wide variety of patterns to pick from and many are monogrammed. Many of his customers want patterns from a certain year. His main complaint is that good stock is getting harder to find. Most patterns from the 1960s were too plain to make decorative jewelry and not as much silver is on the open market today. He has excellent silver pattern reference books and can probably match your silver pattern from his inventory and custom make you a ring or bracelet. He also uses them to date patterns since many of his customers want patterns from a certain year. He points out that many people use his service to recycle pieces of family silver rather than passing along entire sets.
These innovative dealers and many more can be seen at the Antique Shows of Florida/Puchstein Promotions venues and the West Palm Beach Antiques Festival. For a complete listing of dates and venues visit the websites at www.floridaantiqueshows.com and www.wpbaf.com. You can also email Kay and Bill Puchstein of Puchstein Promotions at puchs2@yahoo.com or call them at (941) 697-7475.
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