There’s a perplexing plethora of vintage plastic jewelry for sale that is described as being “celluloid”, “bakelite”, “lucite”, etc – but what exactly IS it? and does it really matter? Actually it does but not for the reasons you might think. Vintage jewelry made of (or with) plastic falls into one of six groups: celluloid,…
Not Your Daughter’s Plastic Jewelry
Let me confess at the outset that for much of my life I considered all jewelry made of plastic to be “cheap junk”. After all, it was the sort of thing that I bought at the local Woolworths’ all through childhood – not that I didn’t love my “pop-beads” (something we Baby Boomer gals grew…
‘Defining’ Terms
“Vintage” …. ah, what a tricky adjective that is! It’s one of those chameleon words that mean whatever the user wants it to mean, and woe betide the person on the receiving end. Ask a half dozen people and you’ll get just as many definitions, ranging from “antique” (nope… only something 100 or more years…
The Chatsworth Lady 