German Butterscotch and Horns Bakelite Necklace




CONTEMPORARY-Modernism

Price: 

$450
Specifications
Designer VerificationNone
Condition
Excellent
Reference
MPD-006529
Measures (Inches)
- Length: 21
Description

Very nice German necklace made with  Butterscotch and Horns Bakelite.
About bakelite: Bakelite is a trade name taken from its inventor, Leo Baekeland, who invented Bakelite in 1907. Bakelite is made from carbolic acid (phenol) and formaldehyde and is referred to as a phenolic resin. Bakelite was the first thermosetting plastic. That means once a Bakelite product is formed, it will not change shape or melt under heat. Plastics formed from other formulas can be reshaped after reheating or will burst into flame if reheated.

Bakelite was first used as insulators against heat and electricity. As ways were found to manufacture Bakelite in bright colors, it began to be used for all sorts of decorative objects, especially jewelry.