Vintage Bakelite Bracelet Pair: Marbled Purple & Custard Bangles
$100.00
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This rare Vintage Bakelite bracelet pair is made up of two gorgeous 1/8" "slice cut" shaped bangles. Both have been restored to their original beautiful purple and custard marbled colors.
Over the years the patina had oxidized into a brownish butterscotch color, and the sides of the bracelets had accumulated some scuffs and scratches. (see photo #10 for pre-restoration color and positive results of Simichrome polish tests.)
The bracelets have been restored to their original beautiful marbled colors, and look stunning!!
The bracelets weigh 6 grams each and have a standard 2.5" interior diameter.
NOTE: As part of the refurbishment process, surface dirt and the discoloration of the Bakelite that occurs as it oxidizes from exposure to sunlight is removed.
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 bracelets have been exposed to sunlight for some period of time, they will not test positive with Simichrome polish. There are no chips or cracks in the bracelet.
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Vintage Bakelite Bracelet Pair: Marbled Purple & Custard Bangles
$100.00