Vintage Bakelite Hoop Earrings, Pastel Green Hoop Clip Ons, Vintage 1950s Modeled Bakelite Hoop Earrings Solid Shimmer Green Plastic Jewelry

$34USD

Vintage Bakelite Hoop Earrings, Pastel Dark Green Hoop Clip Ons, Solid Shimmer Green Plastic Jewelry, Vintage 1950s Modeled Green Bakelite Earrings, Clear Green Bakelite Clips, Retro Atomic Bakelite Jewelry, Classic Mid Century Womens Jewelry, Smooth Synthetic Bakelite Plastic Jewelry, Medium Sized Geometric Clip On Earrings, Modernist Round Hoop Earrings

Very beautiful and classic Mid Century earrings made with a pastel dark green and solid color Bakelite resin. They are most probably a piece of jewelry from around the end of 1940s or very early 1950s. The design is quite interesting because it is a true modernist retro piece but with a touch of minimalist avant garde lines. They are in very good vintage condition with normal wear from age. This tests positive for Phenolic Bakelite with a Simichrome polish test.

Bakelite, sometimes spelled Baekelite, or polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride, is an early plastic. It is a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin, formed from a condensation reaction of phenol with formaldehyde. It was developed by the Belgian-American chemist Leo Baekeland in Yonkers, New York, in 1907. One of the first plastics made from synthetic components, Bakelite was used for its electrical nonconductivity and heat-resistant properties in electrical insulators, radio and telephone casings and such diverse products as kitchenware, jewelry, pipe stems, children's toys, and firearms. The "retro" appeal of old Bakelite products has made them collectible. Bakelite was designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark on November 9, 1993, by the American Chemical Society in recognition of its significance as the world's first synthetic plastic.

Diameter 1.35" inches

Weight 10 grams

All above measurements are approximate