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 Rare Vintage Bakelite Butterscotch Bangle Bracelet US $295.00 
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 Butterscotch Bakelite Mah Jong Tiles Stretch Bracelet US $55.20
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 Rare Vintage Lot of 5 Bakelite Butterscotch Dices 1/2" US $375.00
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 Rare Vint Bakelite Huge Butterscotch Brooch Book Piece US $795.00
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 VTG BUTTERSCOTCH AMBER BAKELITE RING & EARRINGS US $12.99
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 Vintage Lot of 4 Bakelite Bangle Bracelets-Red and Butterscotch US $40.95
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 Vintage Large Butterscotch Bakelite Horse Head Brooch US $80.00
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 VTG BAKELITE BUTTERSCOTCH LINK ELASTIC BRACELE BEADED T DECO JEWELRY TESTED US $47.98
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 Two Vintage Bakelite Butterscotch Swirl Bangle Bracelets Plus Matching Ring WOW US $40.00
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 Vintage bakelite earrings, tested, butterscotch, nice patina, 3/4" round. US $4.95
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 HUGE Vintage Ethnic Butterscotch Bakelite Necklace US $1,850.00
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 Vintage Butterscotch Bakelite Cuff Bracelet Rhinestones US $499.99
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 Vintage Butterscotch Childs Bakelite Bracelet US $49.99
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 Vintage Butterscotch Childs Carved Bakelite Bracelet US $74.99
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 Bakelite Butterscotch Bangle US $8.00
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 Vintage Catalin Bakelite Butterscotch Bangle BRACELET US $25.00
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 LOVELY BUTTERSCOTCH BAKELITE BANGLE BRACELET US $24.95
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 LOVELY BUTTERSCOTCH MARBELED COLOR BAKELITE BANGLE BRACELET US $49.95
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 LOVELY BUTTERSCOTCH MARBLED BAKELITE BANGLE BRACELET US $24.99
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 BEAUTIFUL Butterscotch Carved Leaf design Vintage BAKELITE Brooch Pin 1940's US $180.00
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 BEAUTIFUL Butterscotch Carved Flower Vintage BAKELITE Brooch Pin 1940's US $180.00
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 Butterscotch Bakelite Bar Brooch, Excellent Condition US $85.00
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 VINTAGE CARVED ORANGY BUTTERSCOTCH BAKELITE BANGLE BRACELET US $125.00
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 Gorgeous DEEP BUTTERSCOTCH BAKELITE BANGLE BRACELET US $74.99
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 vintage marbled butterscotch bakelite oval beads necklace US $99.25
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 VINTAGE 1940's Butterscotch BAKELITE Mahjong Tile Chunky Stretch BRACELET US $9.99
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 VINTAGE "RARE" 3 LIME SWIRL & BUTTERSCOTCH CARVED DESIGNER BAKELITE BRACELET LOT US $287.50
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 VINTAGE SET OF 3 BUTTERSCOTCH & DARK CARAMEL DEEPLY CARVED BAKELITE BRACELET LOT US $137.50
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 ART DECO vintage BAKELITE BUTTERSCOTCH emerald cut Chunky size 6 US $39.99
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 VINTAGE BAKELITE BUTTERSCOTCH BRACELET~EXCELLENT~ US $15.00
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 BUTTERSCOTCH BAKELITE PIN HIGHLY CARVED WITH STONES HTF US $49.99
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 VINTAGE SWANK BUTTERSCOTCH BAKELITE CUFFLINKS US $75.00
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 Vintage Bakelite Western Charm Bracelet in Butterscotch US $31.00
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 VINTAGE BUTTERSCOTCH SWIRLED BAKELITE PIERCED HOOP EARRINGS US $67.50
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 VINTAGE SWIRLED BUTTERSCOTCH SPINACH GREEN BAKELITE SCREW EARRINGS US $45.00
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 VINTAGE SWIRLED BUTTERSCOTCH CREAMED CORN BAKELITE SCREW EARRINGS US $42.50
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 VINTAGE CARVED BUTTERSCOTCH BAKELITE BELT BUCKLE US $75.00
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 Vintage Butterscotch BAKELITE BUTTERFLY Hair Clip Pin US $24.50
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 VINTAGE SET OF 6 WARM BUTTERSCOTCH & CHOCOLATE' BAKELITE BRACELET LOT US $97.50
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 VINTAGE SET OF 4 CREAMY BUTTERSCOTCH SLEEK ROUND MARBLED BAKELITE BRACELETS LOT US $87.50
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 VINTAGE SET OF 2 DEEPLY CARVED WARM BUTTERSCOTCH BAKELITE BRACELETS LOT US $97.50
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 L62 VINTAGE 1930-40s MARTHA SLEEPER BUTTERSCOTCH BAKELITE DOG BROOCH BOOK PIECE US $61.00
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 1920s VINTAGE/ART DECO BUTTERSCOTCH BAKELITE BARREL BEADS NECKLACE 36" 220gr. US $259.99
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 VINTAGE - 3 PAIRS BAKELITE EARRINGS BUTTERSCOTCH RED US $24.99
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 Vintage Butterscotch Yellow Bakelite Bangle Bracelet Pretty Retro Era 1940s US $54.99
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 Vintage Caramel & Butterscotch Marbelized Bakelite Bangle Bracelet Retro Era US $69.99
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 SIGNED - RUSSIAN (?) VINTAGE BUTTERSCOTCH BAKELITE BROOCH - 55 MM X 42 MM - N/R US $11.38
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 Chunky Art Deco Tested Butterscotch Amber Bakelite Bangle US $8.69
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 VINTAGE CURVED BUTTERSCOTCH CHUNKY BAKELITE BRACELET US $4.00
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 vintage carved bakelite bangle bracelet butterscotch US $99.99
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 Bakelite Bangle Bracelets Pair Grooved Butterscotch Pea Soup Tested US $19.99
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 Vintage Wide-Band Butterscotch Bakelite Bangle Bracelet US $18.38
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 Laminated BAKELITE BRACELET shades of butterscotch+extra wide and scarce, unique US $325.00
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 Vintage Carved Faceted Butterscotch Bakelite Bangle Bracelet US $39.00
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 VTG 1930s WONDERFULLY CARVED BAKELITE FUR DRESS CLIP BROOCH LOVELY BUTTERSCOTCH US $19.49
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 Vintage Light Butterscotch Faux Bakelite Carved Dolphin Pin US $16.95
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 NANA'S Vintage Butterscotch Bakelite Heart Brooch Thick & Carved US $44.99
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 Chunky Vintage Hoop Butterscotch Bakelite Earrings !!! Ready to wear... US $5.99
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 VINTAGE BAKELITE BUTTERSCOTCH BANGLE BRACELET US $15.75
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 BAKELITE MARBLED BUTTERSCOTCH BANGLE! US $29.50
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 Fabulous Vintage Carved Butterscotch BAKELITE Linked Belt Necklace US $38.99
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 Vintage carved butterscotch bakelite swallow bird brooch pin and ring US $18.26
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 Bakelite scotty dog pin Butterscotch colored US $9.95
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 Bakelite unusual donkey Mule horse pin Butterscotch colored US $17.13
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 VINTAGE BUTTERSCOTCH BAKELITE BANGLE BRACELET SIMICHROME TESTED US $18.00
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 VINTAGE BUTTERSCOTCH BAKELITE SCREWBACK BUTTON EARRINGS (K2) US $9.97
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 Vintage Bakelite Butterscotch cut out Bangle Braclett Thick 5/8 X 1/2 3 3/8" US $45.00
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 Vintage Bakelite Butterscotch CARVED leaves 3/4" thick 3 1/8" across US $75.00
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 A Must Have Beautiful Vintage Butterscotch Carved Bakelite Catalin Bracelet US $115.00
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 Two Carved Bakelite Bangle Bracelets, Green & Butterscotch US $9.99
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 STUNNING VINTAGE BUTTERSCOTCH DIAMOND CARVED BAKELITE BANGLE BRACELET TESTED US $9.99
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 Vtg Art Deco Butterscotch Bakelite & Brown Carved Beads Flapper Long Necklace US $34.95
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 Vintage Yellow Butterscotch Bakelite Ring SZ 6.5 Slightly Domed US $9.99
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 Old Vtg Deep Carved Butterscotch Bakelite Huge Brooch Retro Costume Jewelry Rare US $11.00
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 GREAT! WIDE BUTTERSCOTCH CARVED BAKELITE BANGLE! US $29.99
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 VINTAGE BAKELITE BUTTERSCOTCH TORTOISE NECKLACE CHAIN US $240.00
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 Vintage Bakelite scalloped butterscotch bangle bracelet US $37.99
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 VTG Wide Peaked Intricately Carved butterscotch bakelite bracelet tested US $53.00
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 Vtg Lucite Plastic Butterscotch Amber faux Bakelite Round Bead Necklace 90gr NoR US $9.99
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 Vintage 1930s 40s Butterscotch BAKELITE Button-Style Screw-back EARRINGS US $29.74
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 Vintage Butterscotch BAKELITE Carved Bird in Flight Pin Brooch US $19.99
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 Butterscotch Bakelite Carved Flowers Brooch Vintage US $99.99
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 VTG Marbled Butterscotch Bakelite Chunky Hoop Clip Earrings Tested US $15.95
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 Bakelite Fly/Bug Deep Carved Butterscotch Black Swirls Brooch Tested 2 1/2" big US $99.00
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 2 Vintage Bakelite "Butterscotch" colored bangles US $42.00
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 Vintage Art Nouveau Deco Butterscotch Bakelite Double Ended Jabot Cravat Hat Pin US $37.95
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 Beefy 1 Inch Wide Bakelite Bangle~Burgundy Swirl in Butterscotch~1/4"thick~VGCnd US $45.00
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 BAKELITE Rose Pendant Caramel-Butterscotch color US $24.00
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 Vtg BAKELITE BANGLE Bracelet Set Butterscotch Carved 5 US $179.99
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 Vintage Bakelite Horse Head W Bridle Butterscotch Pin Brooch Equestrian US $49.99
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 Vintage Gold Filled Butterscotch Bakelite Screwback Earrings US $8.00
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 Vtg Bakelite Deep Carved Rose Butterscotch Color Pendant Excellent US $11.99
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 ANTIQUE VINTAGE DEEPLY CARVED BUTTERSCOTCH BAKELITE BRACELET US $125.00
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 Vintage Carved Bakelite Shell Bangle - Butterscotch US $100.99
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 VINTAGE FLAT/SLICED BUTTERSCOTCH AMBER MARBLE SWIRL BAKELITE BANGLE BRACELET US $14.99
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 VINTAGE BUTTERSCOTCH BAKELITE BROOCH AND 2 PIECE BUCKLE EXCELLENT CONDITION US $47.41
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Bakelite Butterscotch
1952 Fender Telecaster 00825 SOLD
Vintage table model radios "music to my eyes"
The early history of radio is the history of technology that produced radio instruments that use radio waves. Within the timeline of radio, many people contributed theory and inventions in what became radio…… Wikipedia
Blah, blah, blah. Who really cares, as long as when you turn the knob, out come your tunes. And, anyone with a third grade education in antiques knows, that just like other toys, what's really important, is the box it came in, and, when you talk about classic radios, the box is those fabulous table radio cases that reflected and sometimes dictated style during the radio heyday's from the early 1930's into the 1950's.
Even the depression of the 1930's couldn't dampen America's romance with the radio. At a time when it was a struggle to put a roof over their heads, and with the average radio costing $47.00 (prices dropped during the depression, the average cost of a radio in 1929 was $129.00), people found that a radio purchased on installments (71% of all radios purchased in the 1930's were bought on installment payments), still provided inexpensive entertainment. The floor model and console radios popular in the 1920's, often made in elegant styles like the "tombstone & cathedral", began giving way to smaller portable table models, which were less expensive to manufacture, and could be sold for less. Still dominated by wooden cases, manufactures began offering designs rooted in the 1920's deco movement, along with endless variety, more traditional models, many with geometric cutouts and striking 2-tone finishes.
The Great Depression would also have a profound influence on American tastes and, the 1933 Worlds Fair would provide the catalyst for new styles, and table top radios with Deco, Streamline and Moderne design elements began to appear. Simplified straight lines and basic aerodynamic curves began overtaking complicated design elements. The earlier "tombstones" were replaced by sleek geometric skyscraper designs, and more table top radios began to appear with metal and bakelite cases, which proved more cost effective than wood, and allowed more flexibility in shape and design.
While a few of the biggest radio manufactures such as Zenith, Crosley & Emerson would continue making mostly traditional wooden cased table radios throughout much of the 1930's, new makers like the unsurpassed "FADA", along with many established radio company's would jump headfirst into the newest materials and design trends. Countless new radios in Deco and Moderne designs began appearing, both in plain and painted bakelite cases, and the bright colored catalin favored by "FADA" and others.
By the late l930's and early 40's, virtually every radio manufacturer was making stylish table radio's in ever evolving streamline designs. By the early 1950's, Zenith had recaptured it's prominence in radio design, with an endless series of contemporary plastic cased radios. The parlor tables and night stands in American homes had never, and may never again looked better.
Today, deco and modern style table radios are highly prized by collectors.
Note: A lot of people are confused with the terms "Bakelite" and "Catalin". Both are trade names, for phenolic resin. Bakelite is a molded phenolic, usually found in natural brown, or painted. Catalin is a cast phenolic, found most often in bright marbled butterscotch, red and other colors (15 colors are known to have been made)
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