Restored Vintage 1 1/4" Cherry Red & Jet Black Bakelite "Bookend" Bracelet Set!
$150.00
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This beautiful vintage Bakelite "bookend" set is made up of four refurbished bangles.
The red and black "bookends" are each 3/8" wide and flat on one side and rounded on the other. The "books" are a 1/4" slice cut cherry red bangle and a 1/4" jet black slice cut bangle. The 3/8" bookend bangles weigh 16 grams each and the slice cut bangles weigh 12 grams each. The bracelets all have the standard 2.5" interior diameter.
Over the years, the bracelets had accumulated a fair amount of light surface wear which detracted from their appeal. (See photo 10 for pre-restoration color and results of Simichrome polish test). As a result I made the decision to refurbish the bracelets to give them a new lease on life!
NOTE: As part of the refurbishment process, surface dirt, surface wear and the discoloration of the Bakelite that occurs as it oxidizes from exposure to sunlight is removed.
Over the years, sunlight not only causes the color of the Bakelite to change, but sunlight also draws the chemical that reacts to the Simichrome polish in Bakelite to the surface. When testing with Simichrome polish, this chemical (pheno-formaldehyde) is what causes the chemical reaction that changes the pink color of the Simichrome polish to a nicotine yellow which indicates a positive result for Bakelite.
So until the bracelet has been exposed to sunlight for some period of time, the bracelet will not test positive with Simichrome polish. There are no chips or cracks in the bracelet.
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Restored Vintage 1 1/4" Cherry Red & Jet Black Bakelite "Bookend" Bracelet Set!
$150.00