Bakelite, Lucite & Celluloid | How to ID Bakelite | A VINTAGE PLASTIC GUIDE
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- čas přidán 26. 02. 2020
- About this video:
This is your 101 Guide to deciphering the vintage plastics. When you are done with this video you will be an expert on Bakelite, Lucite & Celluloid
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Thank you for watching my video. My name is Katherine and I'm a wife & mom from New York.
I am a true lover of all things vintage, including Pyrex, Glasbake, Hazel Atlas and Edward Mobley. I also collect cut glass.
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"French ivory" IS celluloid! 😄
I've just watched a historians video about the vintage plastics, especially celluloid and he said, that "French ivory" was the marketing term that celluloid objects were often sold under. The invention of celluloid is actually a result of the search for a replacement for ivory, because there weren't enough elephants to sustainably satisfy the demands of production. Also: celluloid itself is transparent, too. It was colored. Otherwise celluloid film couldn't have been used for fotography and cinematography.
There are no wild elefants in France!🙃
A quest for vintage plastic toy animals brought me here. Thanks for your entertainment and education!
Thank you so much for the in-depth video you just helped me buy and sell my first ever piece of Bakelite! The smell test is where it’s at!
Thanks! I learned a lot! I came here to learn a bit about Bakelite. I’ve seen Bakelite bowls, electrical junction boxes, and radios.
You’re very pretty. Nice video. Thanks again.
Just stumbled upon your channel and I’m so happy to find a fellow vintage plastics aficionado!
Wow just came across your video besides been gorgeous you just schooled me I had no idea grazie ciao.
You are excellent at using descriptive text to sell items... That is the secret for items going high at auction as well.
You are really knowledgeable about vintage items. Loved this. - Ruthie
Aww thanks!
Great video! Thanks for the info, very helpful. Just subscribed your only 4 away from 1k . YAY!
Interesting and educational....thanks for sharing!
This was a fun video....very informative. Thanks. I would love another video about bakelite.
Thank you! I’m going to make a Bakelite video
Any fan of Cinema Paradiso is a friend of mine!
Me too! ❤️
Thank you. Made IDing some straight razors much easier.
Nice video! Thank you😊
Love it! Yes girl bring us that Bakelite video! (Now thats a good MIL story 😉💍👛🏫🙂)
Thank you dear! Xo
Thank you for this video. This is so helpful.
I would love a Bakelite video. I love how I'm learning so much. Great video 👍 👏❣️
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed xo
Love Italian cinema. Fellini is my favorite!
New here! Hi Catherine I'm trying to learn anything and everything about jewelry. I have always loved vintage, antique jewelry, and many more things from the olden days, because of my grandmother Fina. And I love the vintage look because of the movie LA bamba. Lol. I totally was totally Enamoured by the dressing of the women in the red lipstick.lol
Great video. Cinema Paradiso is my favorite film of all time. The rumor is that it is about Felini's life.
Yes Bakelite video please…
Hi 👋🏾 New and Sub… Great video and Thanks for sharing I’m just getting more into vintage jewelry so I’m trying to learn about the pieces I want to sell & kept for my own collection this video helps
Happy Friday To You !!! Thank you so much for sharing this great info on all these different Vintage Plastics !!! Big Hugs =)
Aww thank you! Hugs from Long Island!
Bakelite is so hard to tell sometimes. I learn tricks then promptly forget them. Great info!
I’m glad you enjoyed!!! Xo
Yes
8:24 your video is great right away I just want to let you know that I love it, and I love your demonstration and breaking down video, but I have a carved yellow orange, kind of a more of a orangey tone, but not completely pumpkin kind of like a butter scotch Ambre anyway what I want to know is how can I tell if it’s not plastic?
Thank you for the video. I was wondering if a bracelet has seams what is that one called.
I would love another video on Bakelite. I struggle with it, I can identify more easily on the silverware, but as far as the jewelry I struggle, and I know I missed out on some awesome pieces. I’d like to know more about Shultz? 🤗
I love Shultz! I’ll def be doing the Bakelite video. Thanks for watching
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In memory of Anthony Baekeland, succumbed Rikers Island, 20th March 1981 🌻
Mirror back is celluloid
What about a black bakalite carved cuff? Is it worth anything?
What about faturan, copal amber, and phenolic amber? Anything you can comment about those?
7:01 OK can you clarify on that mirror? I have similar items like that and you’re saying it’s called French Ivory, the same ivory that comes from an elephant 🐘 or no?
So lucite is basically acrylic?
Great video. I don't think you're probably pearly carved bracelet is Bakelite I have never seen pearly Bakelite. It might be a different kind of plastic that they used formaldehyde to make though.
Nice work. Regarding the hand mirror, it seems you were told it is French Ivory. The term "French Ivory" refers to an imitation ivory, and is not actually ivory. This faux ivory is made from celluloid. It could not be REAL ivory because the back is far wider / bigger than any slice of elephant tusk could ever be. Thus in my view, you have celluloid.
Thank you for explaining this!! Yes I was told French ivory lol
@@luckysweetheartvintage476 So, I can list my stuff as French ivory? Sweet.
I'm confused… the Lucite items appear transparent rather than translucent. Translucent is semi-transparent. More foggy but almost see through.
Are you talking jewelry ? I’ve seen much coveted and fought over pieces of furniture made of vintage lucite that is very valuable
Madam, these materials are nowadays not manufactured any where in the world?
It is said leather loses its scent after 60 years... Perhaps celluloid loses its camphor scent after a long period. Just guessing at that.
NOT COMPLETELY synthetic White Asbestos IN Bakelite
“ Important NOTE 📝 is that Bakelite was the first company to manufacture plastic from phenol resin and formaldehyde in 1907. However, vintage Bakelite telephones contain up to 5% amosite asbestos, which can become very dangerous if it is disturbed.” Just sayin 🤷🏼♀️
French ivory is actually not ivory; it is vintage celluloid.
Бабы любят трындеть 11 минут видеоролика и лишь 1 минуту показывают ДЕЛО !
Bakelite has asbestos in it - hope ur not using the ole hot pin 📍 and see what it smells like to identify it ! 🤦🏼♀️
You like to hear yourself talk. Blah blah blah blah
Lmao you have a “Jesus” playlist! I hate to say this but…Jesus wouldn’t like you. I don’t see you putting yourself out there doing videos! Nope! Just a complainer. Wow! Why don’t you DO something instead of complain? Get off your ass and look up shit and read it for yourself rather than complain about someone extending you the courtesy of doing that for you
you are so beautiful