Vintage Butterscotch Bakelite Catalin Angel Fish Shaped Napkin Ring for Sale

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Vintage Butterscotch Bakelite Catalin Angel Fish Shaped Napkin Ring For Sale

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Vintage Butterscotch Bakelite Catalin Angel Fish Shaped Napkin Ring:
$40.00

BAKELITE was the first plastic made from synthetic components; developed by Leo Baekeland in Yonkers, New York, 1907, and patented in 1909.In the 1920s a whole new range of color was introduced, and thermosetting plastics took off to invade every area of modern life. Now cast into tubes, rods and sheets it could be made into almost anything.Reds, greens, yellows and oranges appeared in everyone\'s kitchens with dinnerware and cooking utensils.And it wasn\'t just the kitchen. Plastic infiltrated throughout the whole home with clocks, radios, telephones and toysall in bright, vibrant colors.In the Roaring Twenties cast phenolics were developed which became very popular forcostume jewelry.By the 1930s a newcomer, the American Catalin Corporation of New York came up with a wide variety of new colors and shapes, and also gave its name to this form of plastic after 1927.By this time the \"Age of Plastics\" was well established throughout the industrialized world. Similar plastics were made in the UK.
This angel fish napkin ring was sourced in the UK; made in the 1930s. Some minor wear due to age and use; no chips. Add to your collection!
Measures 2.5\" tall and 2.75\" from tip of mouth to side of tail. Approx. 1/2\" thick.
Shipped within the USA only.