One man’s mission to share with the world the fine art of cufflinks.
Each blog a different pair and each blog a different story. Read on in this series .....
Your scribe has any number of things cramming up space in his attic. Over the years, your scribe has managed to acquire and repair a bunch of old bakelite radios just to add to the stock pile of "stuff".
In an era of "in-built obsolescence" it's wonderful to marvel at these hardy appliances that in some cases have managed to be reliable and working radios for over 70 years. Art Deco is of course one of your scribe's favourite design themes and the radio in its golden era was the pride of the mantle piece of most modern homes.
Often described as the material of a thousand uses, bakelite has been used to make any number of household and industrial items from billiard balls, radios, electrical components, poker chips, jewellery boxes.....the list goes on and on.....and of course cuff links!!!
As a plastic it is of course man made and entirely consists of a mixture of synthetic components. With an official chemical name of polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride it has provided your scribe with no end of fascination. Wow, plug polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride in to the search engine or please use it at the next cocktail party!!!!! "My what wonderful cuff links....what are the made of?" "Why polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride, of course."
Like most things in life, bakelite is a thing of the past due to the cost of manufacturing the stuff.....there are some commercial uses that are still around but for your standard household items I'm afraid it's a thing of the past.
Today's cuff links are rose marbled bakelite set in rose gold. I think they emanate for the US and are most likely 1940's by the look of them. As is often the case, these little beauties were found in a thrift store shelf covered in dust jammed in to a corner with some other odds and ends. They are worn with tailored cotton shirt and a coral pink Salvatore Ferragamo silk neck tie with radio transmitter tower motifs.
Til Later
ONWARD
Each blog a different pair and each blog a different story. Read on in this series .....
Your scribe has any number of things cramming up space in his attic. Over the years, your scribe has managed to acquire and repair a bunch of old bakelite radios just to add to the stock pile of "stuff".
In an era of "in-built obsolescence" it's wonderful to marvel at these hardy appliances that in some cases have managed to be reliable and working radios for over 70 years. Art Deco is of course one of your scribe's favourite design themes and the radio in its golden era was the pride of the mantle piece of most modern homes.
Often described as the material of a thousand uses, bakelite has been used to make any number of household and industrial items from billiard balls, radios, electrical components, poker chips, jewellery boxes.....the list goes on and on.....and of course cuff links!!!
As a plastic it is of course man made and entirely consists of a mixture of synthetic components. With an official chemical name of polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride it has provided your scribe with no end of fascination. Wow, plug polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride in to the search engine or please use it at the next cocktail party!!!!! "My what wonderful cuff links....what are the made of?" "Why polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride, of course."
Like most things in life, bakelite is a thing of the past due to the cost of manufacturing the stuff.....there are some commercial uses that are still around but for your standard household items I'm afraid it's a thing of the past.
Today's cuff links are rose marbled bakelite set in rose gold. I think they emanate for the US and are most likely 1940's by the look of them. As is often the case, these little beauties were found in a thrift store shelf covered in dust jammed in to a corner with some other odds and ends. They are worn with tailored cotton shirt and a coral pink Salvatore Ferragamo silk neck tie with radio transmitter tower motifs.
Til Later
ONWARD
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