Download or read book The Bakelite Jewelry Book written by Corinne Davidov and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During recent years, the Bakelite jewelry of the 1930s has become a trendy and popular fashion accessory and much-valued collectible. Emblematic of a unique culture that only could have blossomed between a depression and a world war, this cheeky costume jewelry is beautifully shown here in its amazing range, humor, high style, good-hearted silliness, streamlined chic, and daring inventiveness. Bakelite, the first thermosetting plastic, formed the basis for a Depression-era fashion trend that began, spread like wildfire, and died away, all within a few short years--between 1933 and 1941. Two generations later, there is an astounding resurgence of interest in Bakelite jewelry. Among fashion trendsetters, there is growing infatuation with these playful and very wearable baubles. Among serious collectors, there is fierce competition for the rare, quality pieces that were made in limited numbers under such evocative brand names as Marblette, Gemstone, Prystal, Agtine, and Catalin. Bakelite seems to be everywhere, and prices are rising. The authors have assembled for this book--from many sources--the greatest array ever seen of Bakelite jewelry. They have also appended a very useful guide to prices. ILLUSTRATIONS 150 full colour

Download or read book The Bakelite Collection written by Matthew L. Burkholz and published by Schiffer Book for Collectors. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 750 stunning color photos illustrate Bakelite collectors' stories, experiences, and lovingly assembled collections in a book to delight every collector of this colorful jewelry. Fantastic jewelry arrays are showcased in luscious detail, in a design that intensifies their beauty. A price guide makes it a truly valuable book.

Download or read book Bakelite Jewelry written by Tony Grasso and published by Book Sales. This book was released on 1996 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a light hearted, yet authoritative overview of this colorful subject. Loaded with examples.

Download or read book The Best of Bakelite Other Plastic Jewelry written by Dee Battle and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 1996 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brimming over with over 150 full-page, luscious photographs of superb jewelry, this is a treasure chest of bakelite, celluliod and lucite. Several of today's leading bakelite collectors lent their finest pieces of this book. Layered, carved molded, translucent, painted and imbedded jewelry styles are displayed in profusion. The captions include the values guide. From common to exceedingly rare, this book presents excitement and the best plastic jewelry to be found.

Download or read book Art Deco Bakelite Jewelry Boxes written by Peter Keresztury and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2001 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Art Deco style of the early 1930s presents elements of design reduced to their minimal essence and applied to everyday items. Here Bakelite jewelry and boxes are studied as reflections of this style, with hundreds of items photographed in color and described with their current values. This book demonstrates how Art Deco style fit into the Depression era, providing color, simplicity, and economy.

Download or read book Beyond Bakelite written by Joris Mercelis and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The changing relationships between science and industry in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, illustrated by the career of the “father of plastics.” The Belgian-born American chemist, inventor, and entrepreneur Leo Baekeland (1863–1944) is best known for his invention of the first synthetic plastic—his near-namesake Bakelite—which had applications ranging from electrical insulators to Art Deco jewelry. Toward the end of his career, Baekeland was called the “father of plastics”—given credit for the establishment of a sector to which many other researchers, inventors, and firms inside and outside the United States had also made significant contributions. In Beyond Bakelite, Joris Mercelis examines Baekeland's career, using it as a lens through which to view the changing relationships between science and industry on both sides of the Atlantic in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He gives special attention to the intellectual property strategies and scientific entrepreneurship of the period, making clear their relevance to contemporary concerns. Mercelis describes the growth of what he terms the “science-industry nexus” and the developing interdependence of science and industry. After examining Baekeland's emergence as a pragmatic innovator and leader in scientific circles, Mercelis analyzes Baekeland's international and domestic IP strategies and his efforts to reform the US patent system; his dual roles as scientist and industrialist; the importance of theoretical knowledge to the science-industry nexus; and the American Bakelite companies' research and development practices, technically oriented sales approach, and remuneration schemes. Mercelis argues that the expansion and transformation of the science-industry nexus shaped the careers and legacies of Baekeland and many of his contemporaries.

Download or read book WWII Bakelite Jewelry written by Bambi Deville Engeran and published by Schiffer Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly 200 images of pins, necklaces, bracelets, and more document the efforts of patriotic Americans to support the war effort during the 1940s.

Download or read book Bakelite Jewelry written by Lyn Tortoriello and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vintage carved Bakelite jewelry, from the great style era of the 1930s and 1940s, remains a highly sought-after category of collectible interest worldwide. From ever-popular bangles and hinged bracelets, to pins, dress clips, buckles, pendants, and earrings, these little works of art are endlessly satisfying. The great carved pieces are hard to find, valuable, and much coveted. An eye-popping array of over 1,000 vintage jewelry items in carved Bakelite is explored. Organized to highlight their many patterns and brilliant colors, these little gems of fashion are displayed in over 300 detailed color photographs. This jewel box of a book honors the art and painstaking craft of carving Bakelite into fun and interesting personal adornments. Admire it, collect it, and enjoy it!

Download or read book Bakelite Jewelry Collection Log Book written by Way of Life Logbooks and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-08 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Track your collections with our easy, handy and efficient log book. Keeping inventory will help you to organise, catalogue and track all the important aspects of your collectables. Product Specification: 125 Log Pages Sections Include: Item, Description, Series/Age, Condition Collection Name, Purchased From, Est. Value, Price Storage Location, Notes, Photo Frame Soft Glossy Paper Cover Finish Perfect size 8x10 inches and paperback Buy One Today. For more cover options, please take a look at our amazon author page.

Download or read book 500 Plastic Jewelry Designs written by Marthe Le Van and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The popular 500 series takes its hippest, most fun approach yet, with an intoxicatingly vibrant and technically diverse collection of contemporary jewelry. Sloan has put together a survey of the best work being done with this thoroughly modern material.

Download or read book Lea Stein Jewelry written by Judith Just and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2001 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the world of costume jewelry, the name Lea Stein Paris receives recognition as the most notable and innovative designer of plastic jewelry of the 20th century. Here are laminated celluloid bracelets, pins, necklaces, combs, picture frames, boxes, buttons, and accessories in many shapes that amuse and fascinate. Foxes and running children are some of her best known designs.

Download or read book The Napier Co written by Melinda L. Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 1011 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Napier Jewelry book is a visual encyclopedia of Napier Costume Jewelry. It tells the heretofore untold and phenomenal story of The Napier Co. inception, development, flowering, and ultimate success. It chronicles the history of its management, manufacturing, marketing, and most importantly, the unparalleled beauty of Napier fashion jewelry. With approximately 4000 pictures of Napier jewelry history and over 250,000 words of text and descriptions, you will be taken step-by-step, decade by decade, through the development of the Napier style. As a collector, you will learn to recognize the findings, materials, and designs to appropriately circa-date the Napier jewelry in which you are investing. As a lover of vintage costume jewelry, you will enjoy the drama and excitement of the trials, tribulations, and breakthroughs at each stage of the Napier journey. In the end, you will have a deep and lasting appreciation of the romantic story infused into the metal, gemstones, crystals, cabochons, and elegance of each piece of Napier jewelry that you own or are considering owning

Download or read book Of Bicycles Bakelites and Bulbs written by Wiebe E. Bijker and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1997-01-03 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book crystallizes and extends the important work Wiebe Bijker has done in the last decade to found a full-scale theory of sociotechnical change that describes where technologies come from and how societies deal with them. Of Bicycles, Bakelites, and Bulbs integrates detailed case studies with theoretical generalizations and political analyses to offer a fully rounded treatment both of the relations between technology and society and of the issues involved in sociotechnical change. The stories of the the safety bicycle, the first truly synthetic plastic, and the fluorescent light bulb—each a fascinating case study in itself—reflect a cross section of time periods, engineering and scientific disciplines, and economic, social, and political cultures. The bicycle story explores such issues as the role of changing gender relationships in shaping a technology; the Bakelite story examines the ways in which social factors intrude even in cases of seemingly pure chemistry and entrepreneurship; and the fluorescent bulb story offers insights into the ways in which political and economic relationships can affect the form of a technology. Bijker's method is to use these case studies to suggest theoretical concepts that serve as building blocks in a more and more inclusive theory, which is then tested against further case studies. His main concern is to create a basis for science, technology, and social change that uncovers the social roots of technology, making it amenable to democratic politics.

Download or read book Plastic Bangles written by Lyn Tortoriello and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An alluring dreambook and informative handbook for collectors of plastic bangle bracelets, illustrated with rare and common pieces in a profusion of colors and styles. Gorgeous spreads arranged by designs and techniques introduce the reader to the unexpected riches of this collecting field. 415 color photos showcase thousands of bangles.\nToday, when Bakelite and celluloid are snapped up at ever higher prices, many collectors turn to brighter, more playful, and more affordable plastic jewelry from the second half of the 20th century. Until now, collectors of Lucite and other plastic bangles had no information about these attractive collectibles.\nChapters cover the identification of plastics, techniques, designers, manufacturers, fakes and knock-offs, and collectible plastics of the future. All have current market value ranges.

Download or read book Bakelite Jewelry Collection Log Book written by Nicole Creative Art and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Track your collections with our easy, handy and efficient log book. Keeping inventory will help you to organise, catalogue and track all the important aspects of your collectables. Product Specification: 125 Log Pages Sections Include: Item, Description, Series/Age, Condition Collection Name, Purchased From, Est. Value, Price Storage Location, Notes, Photo Frame Soft Matte Paper Cover Finish Perfect size 8x10 inches and paperback Buy One Today. For more cover options, please take a look at our amazon author page.

Download or read book Pantone The Twentieth Century in Color written by Leatrice Eiseman and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2011-10-19 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pantone, the worldwide color authority, invites you on a rich visual tour of 100 transformative years. From the Pale Gold (15-0927 TPX) and Almost Mauve (12-2103 TPX) of the 1900 Universal Exposition in Paris to the Rust (18-1248 TPX) and Midnight Navy (19-4110 TPX) of the countdown to the Millennium, the 20th century brimmed with color. Longtime Pantone collaborators and color gurus Leatrice Eiseman and Keith Recker identify more than 200 touchstone works of art, products, d cor, and fashion, and carefully match them with 80 different official PANTONE color palettes to reveal the trends, radical shifts, and resurgences of various hues. This vibrant volume takes the social temperature of our recent history with the panache that is uniquely Pantone.

Download or read book Warman s Jewelry written by Kathy Flood and published by Krause Publications. This book was released on 2010-07-09 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 4th edition of Warman's Jewelry: Fine & Costume Jewelry price guide is for any jewelry lover interested in jadeite, pearls, diamonds, figurals, Art Deco, Art Nouveau, sterling silver, beads, rhinestones, avant-garde, designer, antique Victorian-Edwardian-Georgian, couture, plastics including Bakelite and Lucite, gold, and even more exceptional jewelry categories. The book features a fresh and fun redesign with more than 1,000 all-new images. Scholarly information and helpful hints guide the collector on an amusing journey through costume and fine jewelry from the 18th to 21st centuries. The easy-to-follow format allows collectors to quickly identify their jewelry, plus concise and informative intro shorts tell the readers specifically what to look for within categories. The book is an indispensable addition to any jewelry library. Learn about jewelry without the usual tedium of non-fiction for a read that goes fast from the first word to the closing paragraph. Plus, read short interviews with category specialists. All in all, you'll learn a lot without realizing you've been ... studying.