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Posted 7 months ago
valentino97
(110 items)
I enjoy researching my items but I can't find much info on cuffs like these so I wonder if they might be 1960's-70's items. Not that that is bad - these are all gorgeous and still look like new.
Green & brown are moonglow lucite?
The navy w/swirly teal inset? It doesn't pass simichrome but not new either. I found it in 1980's thrift store. This one always gets comments and is very well made w/no cheap joining. No marks.
Red cuff is 1" wide and butterscotch 1/2". They pass smell & simichrome tests - but how old are they? I would love to see an ad selling these to date them. I think they are the next generation (or maybe a few) of bakelite. This plastic is high quality and only minor scratches show. If they are from the 1970's then they've aged better than me...
Any other comments or links to research is appreciated.
Lucite Costume JewelryDeveloped in the 1930s, the clear acrylic plastic branded as Lucite became …
Bakelite Costume JewelryBakelite was an early plastic resin, developed by Leo Baekeland in 1907. Or…