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Bakelite was the first totally man-made plastic [1907]. We carry both early, original pieces, as well as wonderful contemporary pieces recrafted from old material. This is our most popular department, so our stock changes rapidly.
Shultz Bakelite |
Lea Stein |
Rowena Park
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Bakelite Cigarette Holders, 3", $25. each.
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Bakelite Cigarette Holders, 3",
$25. each.
Bakelite holders from Austria, c.1920, 6" and 8 1/2", $85.
Ashtray, Made in Germany, c.1920,
3 3/4", "Compliments of Stephan Mayer, Hofbrau, Dayton, O.", $65.
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Beautiful bakelite umbrella or cane handle, cherry juice and amber, c.1940, 4", $150.
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Apple Juice Bakelite Necklace and Bracelet
Apple Juice Bakelite necklace, 19", $375.
Matching bracelet 1 1/2", $375.
Price for set, $600.
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Bakelite (called Galalith ,France)
Head pin, black and green with chrome, 1 1/2" x 2 1/2",
$250.
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Bakelite clips
Bakelite clips, great on jackets or suits! Top Row (L-R)
caramel, carved leaf (set of 2, see far right), 2 1/2", $225
clip with flowers SOLD
pale orange carved pin, 2", $85
pale yellow arrow pin, 2", $58
carved pin, 2", $85
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Bakelite 8 Cherry Pin,
hangs 3 3/4" including bar, $600.
We also have a beautiful 6 Cherry Pin hanging from wood-looking bakelite, hangs 2 1/2" inc. stems, $350.
And a 5 Cherry Pin, 3" inc. stems, $250.
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Bakelite Apple Earrings, screw-on, 1" diam. incl.stem, $125.
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Shultz Bakelite
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The Shultz story begins in 1989 with a Bakelite button necklace fashioned by Ester. She sold the piece to a fellow vendor for $45., then watched its price double and redouble as it traveled from show to show up the Atlantic seaboard. Demand was instantaneous.
“Little People”, made of Bakelite and patterned after old designs, were their next success. Experiments with carving followed, as Ron bought a sheet of Lucite at an Atlanta flea market, cutting and carving it with a Dremel drill, hand-sanding and buffing.
We have a large selection of Bakelite by Ron and Ester Shultz. The Shultzs are the first people in the US to recycle Bakelite, not only recreating old designs, but also creating their own pin and bracelet designs. Because there can be no new production of phenolic resin (Bakelite), recrafting is the only way to create new works.
Bakelite was the first totally manmade plastic. It does not melt, but will burn if it becomes too hot. It gives off formaldehyde fumes. Consequently, most of the Shultzs' work is done in open air.
The Shultzs salvage Bakelite from old unrecoverable jukeboxes, broken radios, poker chip holders and mah-jongg trays of the 1930's and 40's. They use brass jewelry findings from that same era to create truly period pieces. Their work is not reproduction, but newly carved creations from old materials.
They did not initially sign their work, then briefly used paper sticker signatures. More recently, they are signing “Shultz” in script on the back of each piece. Their creations are highly collectible in their own right, and are expected to increase in value. They are distinguishable from their older Bakelite cousins by the high gloss finish achieved in the final buffing.
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Left to right:
Black and yellow checkerboard, 7/8", $900.
Green bangle with 4 salmon dots, 1 5/8", $900.
Black bangle with fuschia stripe, 1", $550.
Black bangle with wonderful shapes of varying colors, 1 3/8", $900.
Large red bangle with colors, 1 1/4", $900. ( have matching one like this in yellow also),
Red bangle with oval black dots, 3/4", $350.
Fabulous green with varying sized dots, 1 3/8", $900.
Blue with red, white and black circles, 1 1/4", $350.
Checkerboard, 7/8", red, black and yellow, $950.
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Shultz version of "The Philadelphia" cuff, 7/8", $950.
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Ron and Ester Shultz Necklace
Fabulous necklace, 28", $395
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"Convertible" with two distinct sections!!, 1 3/8", $650.
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Fabulous multi-colored, 1", $650.
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Wonderful, many colors and shapes, 7/8", $600.
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Fabulous shark necklace in bakelite by Ron and Ester Shultz. One-of-a kind. Multi-colored, beautifully crafted in two layers, 1/4" thick, 6 1/4x2 1/2", adjustable necklace is chrome, $600.
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Left to right:
two red bangles, 1/2", $325. each, $325.
red, black and yellow checkerboard, 7/8", $950.
Apple Juice with four layered oval dots, 3/4", $800.
Clear green and solid white checerboard, 7/8", $900.
Green textured with black, 3/4", $390.
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Donkey, 2 3/4", $275.
Dog with Collar, 3", $300.
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Hand-colored Parrot, 4", $225.
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On left, really unusual and beautiful pattern , 1 1/8", $800.
On right another fabulous mixture of squares and colors!, 7/8", $600.
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Shultz pins.
Swan, 3" $300.
Shark, 6" $375.
Painter, 3" $275.
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Yellow Scotty, 3", $350.
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Red Lizard, crystal eyes, 3", $250.
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Early Mah Jongg tiles on apple juice octagon, 7/8" $750.
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Cross, 3"x2", $90.
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Lea Stein
We have been collecting Lea Stein's celluloid jewelry from France since 1981. Our
extensive collection includes many rare and unusual early pieces. We take great pride in being able to offer the
connoisseur and beginning collector pieces almost impossible to locate on the open market. Her signed pins, as
well as her rings, bracelets and necklaces are recognizable and desirable for their extraordinary colors, textures
and patterns, derived from her own unique hands-on lamination process. This process insures that no two pieces
are exactly alike.
Lea Stein's work is included in authoritative collectors' resource books on plastic jewelry. For our collectors, we suggest the following:
- European Designer Jewelry, Ginger Moro, Schiffer Publ.,0-88740-823-0
- Plastic Jewelry, Kelley & Schiffer , Schiffer Publ.,0-7643-0124-1
- 20th Century Fashionable Plastic Jewelry, L. Baker,Collectors Books, 0-89145-493-4
- Lea Stein Jewelry, Judith Just, Schiffer Publ., 0-7643-1381-9
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Black and Silver
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Green
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Purple
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Red
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Lea Stein Xmas trees, 3 1/2", $150. each
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Salmon
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White
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Blue
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Lea Stein head pins.
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blue head pin, 1 3/8" $150.
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brown head pin, 1 3/8" $150.
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red head pin, 1 3/8" $150.
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lt. blue head pin, 1 3/8" $150.
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Lea Stein head with ruff,
2 1/8", $175.
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Lea Stein Scotty Dogs.
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Lea Stein Red/black and Black/white Scotty, 3". $150. each.
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Lea Stein Indian Maiden, 3", $150.
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Lea Stein Indian Chief, 2 1/8", $175..
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Lea Stein Dancer (orange), 3", $150.
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Lea Stein Dancer (Blue), 3", $150.
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Lea Stein Sailor, 2 3/8", $150.
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Lea Stein Girl, 2 1/4", $150.
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Lea Stein brown dog, 3 3/4", $150
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Lea Stein Foxes.
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White and beige fox
3 3/4", $150.
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Dappled brown fox
4", $150.
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Black and white fox
3 3/4", $150.
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Coral fox
3 3/4", $150.
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Lea Stein Foxes, $150. each
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Light purple fox
3 3/4", $150.
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Purple fox
3 3/4", $150.
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Red and black fox
3 3/4", $150.
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Lea Stein, 3 1/2", $125.
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Lea Stein Cats.
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Bright yellow cat face
2 1/2", $125.
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Yellow and black cat face
2 1/2", $125.
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Blue cat face
2 1/2", $125.
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Lea Stein Cat Faces, $150. each.
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Blue walking cat, 4", $125.
Red walking cat, 4", $125.
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Lea Stein sleeping brownish cat,
4", $125.
Lea Stein sleeping purple cat,
4" $125.
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Lea Stein seated cat (red),
3 1/4" $125.
Lea Stein seated cat (blue),
3 1/4" $125.
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Lea Stein Deco cats, 3 1/4", $175. each |
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Lea Stein Hat Pins.
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Lea Stein, cobalt blue hat
1 1/2"
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Lea Stein, white hat
1 1/2"
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Lea Stein, red hat
1 1/2"
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Lea Stein, yellow hat
1 1/2"
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Lea Stein Hat Pins, $125. each
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Lea Stein, umbrella, 2 1/2",
$125.
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Lea Stein Turtles.
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Lea Stein red and white Turtle
3 1/4"
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Lea Stein brown and white
3 1/4"
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Lea Stein pink Turtle
3 1/4"
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Lea Stein Turtle Pins, $125. each.
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Lea Stein Fish, 2 1/4",
$125. each
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Lea Stein Earrings
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Blue Cat 1 1/2"
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Red Cat 1 1/2"
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Lea Stein clip-on earrings, $150. pair.
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Pink Fox 1 1/2"
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Blue Fox 1 3/8"
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Lea Stein, Panthers, 3", $150.
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Lea Stein penguin, 3 1/2", $150.
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Lea Stein, bird, 3 1/4", $125.
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Lea Stein white bear, 3", $150.
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Lea Stein, 4 1/2", $175.
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Lea Stein lady bugs, 2", $150. each
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Lea Stein Cicada, 3 1/2", $125. each.
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Lea Stein Bangles, $65.-$125.
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Lea Stein Bracelets, $65.-$125.
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Lea Stein Necklace, 17", $175
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Lea Stein pin, 2 5/8" square, $125.
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Rowena Park
Rowena Park designs and produces jewelry exhibited and sold all over the world.
She works with clear acrylic which she engraves, inlays with 23K gold leaf and paints. The optical qualities of
the acrylic compliment her colors, patterns, and textures. She cuts and grinds to shape with both hand and power
tools. She uses hand-cut stencils, transparent glazes and opaque colors to reverse paint on the acrylic. Lacquer
with gold or platinum leaf create the final breath-taking effect.
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Bracelet with fish in design, 3/4", $165
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Cuff bracelet, 3/4", $165.
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Cuff bracelet, 1", $180.
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Cuff bracelet, 3/4", $165.
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Cuff bracelet, 1 1/8", $180.
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Cuff bracelet, 3/4", $165.
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Cuff bracelet, 3/4", $165.
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Cuff bracelet, 3/4", $165.
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Rowena Park Earrings
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Pierced earrings, 3", $125.
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Clip-on earrings, 3 1/2", $150.
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Pierced earrings, 3 1/2", $150.
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Pierced, 3/4"x1/4", $100.
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Rowena Park Pins
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Rowena Park, 1 1/2" diam. with 3/4" paper-weight-like dome, $95.
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Rowena Park Bar Pins
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Rowena Park bar pin,
2 7/8"x1/2", $75.
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Rowena Park bar pin,
2 7/8"x1/2", $75.
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Rowena Park bar pin,
2 7/8"x3/4", $85.
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Rowena Park bar pin,
2 7/8"x3/4, $85.
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Rowena Park bar pin,
2 7/8"x3/4", $85.
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Rowena Park Cufflinks
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Cufflinks, round on chrome, 5/8", $125.
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Rowena Park Cufflinks, on chrome, 5/8" round and 5/8" square, $125.
1/2", curved top, blue and purple, $100.
5/8", curved top, red and silver, $125.
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