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<p>[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 2788361, member: 36"]How is the safety pin attached? If it's glued on somehow, it could be bakelite but it's doubtful since it looks molded instead of carved. If it's pressed into the plastic, it isn't by definition. Bakelite is carved and the findings attached with screws or rivets, generally. An old piece might have another fastener glued on later, but it'll never be molded into the piece. Carved bakelite has a very distinctive look, and this doesn't have it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 2788361, member: 36"]How is the safety pin attached? If it's glued on somehow, it could be bakelite but it's doubtful since it looks molded instead of carved. If it's pressed into the plastic, it isn't by definition. Bakelite is carved and the findings attached with screws or rivets, generally. An old piece might have another fastener glued on later, but it'll never be molded into the piece. Carved bakelite has a very distinctive look, and this doesn't have it.[/QUOTE]
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