Bidspirit auction | Vintage Modernist Patinated Pendant Necklace

Vintage Modernist Patinated Pendant Necklace with Bakelite Bead. - Vintage Modernist Patinated Pendant Necklace with Bakelite Bead. Tested for Bakelite by Simichrome Hand crafted, hammered Size of pendant: 10 x 4 cm. (3.9 x 1.5 inches) Length of chain: 60 cm. (23.6 inches) Weight: 20 gr. Bakelite is a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin, formed from a condensation reaction of phenol with formaldehyde. The first plastic made from synthetic components, it was developed by Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland in Yonkers, New York, in 1907, and patented on December 7, 1909.