Confusion over plastics

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by Carrie Elrod, Jan 29, 2017.

  1. Carrie Elrod

    Carrie Elrod Active Member

    I will post the items I figured out afterward. I promise I'm working at this too. :)
    I am having trouble with a few pieces.
    The hexagon shaped earrings have 2 different backs. There's a chip in the plastic on one. I want to say definitely lucite as no marks on towel and I can't smell well so.. But. They are strange.
    The string of beads with plastic clasp. Prob nothing but I figured I'd make sure. I don't know where to start looking for them category wise.
    The Brown beads have seams....and I can't figure out which plastics do. Only that bakelite doesn't.
    The red bangle has white scratches and a weird indentation in the inside. It made my towel red???
    The blue rose looks newer to me but I'm unsure. I'll be working on more pics :) zcamera-20170129_154410.jpg zcamera-20170129_154510.jpg zcamera-20170129_154658.jpg zcamera-20170129_154739.jpg zcamera-20170129_154537.jpg zcamera-20170129_154834.jpg zcamera-20170129_154938.jpg
     

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  2. Carrie Elrod

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  3. Carrie Elrod

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    So these I'm pretty sure are bakelite zcamera-20170129_161154.jpg
     
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  4. Carrie Elrod

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    Lucite
     

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  8. Rayo56

    Rayo56 Well-Known Member

    Looks like cheap Injection molded plastic jewelry. I don't know what you want to find out about these except pretty much just like kids "Jewelry". BakeOlite (if original) could be from the 60's
    What is celluloid - I thought that was a film industry terminology. The rose is nice looking but no way to tell when it was made!
     
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  9. Carrie Elrod

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    I am just trying to figure out where to regime these of they are even worth rehoming
     
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  10. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    Carrie.....
    You can put up to 10 full image photos on one post. :)
     
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  11. Carrie Elrod

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    Ok. My internet must be slow. I am having a hard time loading them
     
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  12. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    Might be.
     
  13. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    The first one 6 sided earrings are lucite.
    What you are calling bakelite - How did you determine? 409? Formaldehyde smell?

    Need a clearer picture of the brown colored beads.
    Mustard seeds do sell.
    I think the belt buckle is just plastic, not celluloid. No real value.

    The last picture of the pink flower does indeed look like celluloid and my have some value.

    It might be helpful when adding more than one item to put a number in the picture, or number the pictures for easier references back to what you have.

    Wait for the other ladies who specialize in jewelry to make comments.

    @Calico
    @evelyb30
    @Marie Forjan
     
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  14. terry5732

    terry5732 Well-Known Member

    Bakelite is usually molded and may have a seam. Most often on jewelry pieces it is ground off but having one does not preclude it from being Bakelite.
     
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  15. Carrie Elrod

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    I did the 409 test and smell test on all of them. I can't identify differences in smell. I am not getting a color stream on the brown beads with 409. I will work on getting pics up right now that are more clear. Thank you so much!
     
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  16. Carrie Elrod

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    You'll have to excuse me. I literally have piles of this stuff around me and I seem to have hidden them from myself and its amazing because they were just in my hand
     
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  18. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    I was wondering if these might be amber, but with your better picture I see seams
    Therefore I think these are the 1970s-80s plastic. You can find a lot of these and they have minimal value.

    Don't know if you sell on ebay or etsy, but some of your minimal value items could be put in a lot group for easier sale.

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  19. Carrie Elrod

    Carrie Elrod Active Member

    That's what I was thinking. Thank you.I have about 30 boxes of this stuff to sort out
     
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  20. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    Keep posting, we don't mind.
     
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