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| Title | Bangle Bracelets |
| Object Name | Bangle Bracelets |
| Description | Earth tone bangle bracelets. Two have a metal hinge to clasp bangle around wrist. In 1934 Modern Plastics magazine estimated that 50% to 70% of all costume jewelry produced in the U.S. was made of cast phenolic (popularly known as cast Bakelite), now widely sought after by collectors of both jewelry and plastics. Most bracelets were made by slicing cast phenolic tubes into rings of chosen widths. These could be smoothed and finished by hand or in tumbling machines. Carving was done with both hand and power tools. Bangle bracelets of different colors or patterns, as in the example with black and white zigzag patterns, could be made by bonding cuts from different tubes. |
| Date Manufactured | ca. 1930s |
| Material | Phenol Formaldehyde (PF) |
| Manufacturing Process | Cast, cut and polished or carved |
| Number of Objects | 11 |
| Accession Number | 2009_079.054 |
| Donor | Gift of Lawrence J. Broutman |
| Broad Subject | Clothing, Jewelry and Accessories
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| Subjects | Bracelets
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