How to Test Bakelite Celluloid - How to Tell the Difference - Testing Bakelite Celluloid Lucite,

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  • How to you test if something is bakelite jewelry or buttons? I show the hot water method & simichrome method. I also share how amber and tortoiseshell test with these methods.
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Komentáře • 64

  • @foxsaber22
    @foxsaber22 Před 28 dny

    I got a mystery bag from my local antique store and believe I got a purple Bakelite bracelet inside. This video was very informative and helpful!! Thank you!!

  • @motheralice2044
    @motheralice2044 Před 5 lety +11

    Quite informative video. Thank you for taking the time to share.

  • @dauntiekay2768
    @dauntiekay2768 Před 6 lety +4

    Great informative video--now if I can just remember all of this!

  • @shage6881
    @shage6881 Před 4 lety

    great info and demonstration, thank you!

  • @JourneyofJewelry
    @JourneyofJewelry Před 3 lety

    Thank you for the information! I know I'll need it in my next book jewelry haul.

  • @kathyblain5544
    @kathyblain5544 Před 3 měsíci

    This video was very helpful ❤❤❤

  • @lauragoodman3378
    @lauragoodman3378 Před 3 lety

    This is a good video,much appreciated thank you

  • @flippinflamingos5376
    @flippinflamingos5376 Před rokem

    This was a well made tutorial; thank you!!

  • @susanhunt2095
    @susanhunt2095 Před 2 lety

    Thank you! This has helped alot!

  • @juliawilkinson
    @juliawilkinson Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you, Texas Gal! So nice to know about lucite and celluloid as well as Bakelite. :)

  • @avintagementality
    @avintagementality Před 2 lety

    Really great Video. Thank you!

  • @lnnunley09
    @lnnunley09 Před 7 lety +1

    Very helpful video! Thanks Margaret! Love the jazzy music btw😊

  • @LAMcMac
    @LAMcMac Před 5 lety +5

    This video was well made and super helpful. Thank you so much! I collect buttons and have thousands of them. I'm sure there must be at least a few bakelite buttons in there and now I know how to tell for certain. Thanks again!

  • @marlenemcmillan8891
    @marlenemcmillan8891 Před 4 lety +1

    Best explanation...why is bakelite so valuable

  • @joanbrooks619
    @joanbrooks619 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you so much for your very smart info 💖

  • @leniere309
    @leniere309 Před 7 lety

    Great information, thank you.
    Cheers.

  • @donnareed4941
    @donnareed4941 Před 5 lety

    A great help. Thank you.

  • @terriberry67
    @terriberry67 Před 7 lety

    You are busy today with videos.... love it

  • @debbieporter1513
    @debbieporter1513 Před 7 lety +1

    great video and your nails look fabulous

  • @alisterkeller9424
    @alisterkeller9424 Před 7 lety

    Great Video!

  • @maximilianschimmel1042
    @maximilianschimmel1042 Před 4 lety +2

    This really helps thanks I wish they invented smellevison though because I'd love to smell the plastics I'm not so good at hearing smells. also can bakelite be a different color than brown or black and what is the difference between bakelite and lucide like is the different color bakelite just bakelite and lucide mixed I don't get it.

  • @geoffreydunn8451
    @geoffreydunn8451 Před 5 lety +7

    How hot should the water be. And how long should I leave it in

  • @TheRealWitches
    @TheRealWitches Před 4 lety

    About to do hot water test on a possible bakelite necklace
    Did you post link for that cream your using?

  • @nancyloomis3046
    @nancyloomis3046 Před rokem

    Thanks Margaret..,5 years later...I've got lots of old buttons to test. I just watched someone do a baking soda in water for testing Bakalite...not sure if it's a good a test as the chemical stuff.

  • @jazzy8009
    @jazzy8009 Před 3 lety

    I think I have bakelite bracelets. I did hot water test and after the color turned foggy. Which rubbed off. Does that fogginess happen with bakelite?

  • @stephaniegrasley9657
    @stephaniegrasley9657 Před 4 lety

    Does it have to be that brand of cream for testing Bakelite?

  • @shewho333
    @shewho333 Před rokem

    I’ve got a faux tortoise shell comb with rhinestones, and I’m trying to figure out what it is so I can safely clean it. My mom died in 2016, but even the hot water test is not helping me because her perfume really soaked into everything she owned!

  • @wandaarnold7395
    @wandaarnold7395 Před rokem +1

    How hot should the hot water be?

  • @TheRealWitches
    @TheRealWitches Před 4 lety +1

    Ok either my water is gonna kill us or that is bakelite..whoooo
    Still interested in cream though lol

  • @xINVISIGOTHx
    @xINVISIGOTHx Před 2 lety

    i like how the amber looks like grapes

  • @snowwhite7677
    @snowwhite7677 Před 6 lety

    Do you have any idea what kind of plastic was used for simulated leather on cases, bags, purses, etc in the early 1900's? Do you have any suggestions on how to clean and maintain this kind of early simulated leather plastic?
    Thanks!

    • @TexasGalTreasures
      @TexasGalTreasures  Před 6 lety

      No idea!

    • @snowwhite7677
      @snowwhite7677 Před 6 lety +1

      Actually I found out: www2.dupont.com/Phoenix_Heritage/en_US/1910_detail.html
      Thanks for the response though!

  • @royalt3690
    @royalt3690 Před 5 lety

    Why are there thumbs down?? Must be some jealous people. Thank you so much for your knowledge, very helpful!

    • @andreah6175
      @andreah6175 Před 4 lety

      Many people don't like "bak a lite" instead of Bakelite or they don't consider this valid testing.

    • @Katie-mw7pd
      @Katie-mw7pd Před 2 lety

      Probably mad that what they tested turned out to not be Bakelite

  • @irenegronewald7745
    @irenegronewald7745 Před 6 lety +5

    amber...1/4 cup salt..dissolved in 1 cup hot to warm water...amber will float...and when you rub it on clothes...put it on surface with little bits of paper etc. magnetic!

  • @kritsadventures
    @kritsadventures Před 2 lety +1

    What does formaldehyde smell like?

    • @tasdare6377
      @tasdare6377 Před 2 lety

      LOL. Yeah I have the same question. Like a science lab.... Hey? I have no idea what that's supposed to mean. Science labs smell like all sorts of stuff.

  • @rhyannonp8231
    @rhyannonp8231 Před 6 lety

    how do you clean that cream off, does it damage the bakelite?

  • @tonihudson8118
    @tonihudson8118 Před 5 lety +1

    Fragrance????

  • @jen77p
    @jen77p Před 10 měsíci

    Does Bakelite glow like amber(greenish)

  • @marlenemcmillan8891
    @marlenemcmillan8891 Před 4 lety

    What about just plastic

  • @desireeeilander4009
    @desireeeilander4009 Před 5 lety

    I have a question.
    I have a lot of necklaces from my grandmother do they are old but.... they look like bakelite but doesn't smell or test like bakelite. No smell at all but or looks like they have a lacquer layer that is pilling off. The beads without the layer I have tested also but same results.
    What can it be? Safe to thow away or a gem?

  • @Loijsette
    @Loijsette Před 2 lety

    How hot water? Like boiling or just warm?

  • @blackbirdpie217
    @blackbirdpie217 Před 6 lety +1

    SHe said "these ones" when she's holding two. Wouldn't that be "These twos"? And what is a one?

  • @GPCTM
    @GPCTM Před 4 lety +1

    What is this?
    ibb.co/T2mQcbz
    ibb.co/RgVwrtR
    thanks.