Vintage Plastic
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VINTAGE RUSSIAN CCCP POWER BOAT PLASTIC BATTERY MODEL TOY WORK $80.00 |
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VINTAGE BEETLE VOLKSWAGEN SEDAN HARD Plastic Friction CAR MF 175 CHINE 1970 $49.99 |
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Lot 8 Vintage Miniature 4″ Plastic/Plush Furbys McDonalds Burger King $7.99 |
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Vintage Wind UP PLASTIC Toy Lot $12.99 |
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Lot of Vintage Plastic Wind Up Toys $8.00 |
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VINTAGE FERRARI 500 PLASTIC FRICTION Toy Car MADE IN BULGARIA $59.99 |
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VINTAGE HEN PULLET BAKELITE PLASTIC WIND UP TOY $29.99 |
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1960′s Vintage Bandai POLICE AUTO CYCLE b/o r/c plastic 11″ MIB $150.00 |
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Very Rare OLD ANTIQUE CHARACTER Vintage Red Indian Tin Toy/Plastic Bandai Japan $87.77 |
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VERY VERY Rare Vintage ANTIQUE TIN TOY PLASTIC FRICTION Fire Truck MADE IN INDIA $104.99 |
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vintage toys Remco Toys Water Jet Power Racing Boat plastic Battery Operated $7.99 |
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Lot of 6 Vintage Furby Small Plastic Original 1998 McDonalds $20.99 |
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VINTAGE 1960′S S.H Japan Tin & PLASTIC BATTERY OPERATED BULLDOZER PISTON BOX $49.99 |
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Vintage Made IN JAPAN BY TN TIN / PLASTIC BATTERY OPERATED UNITED 737 AIRPLANE $39.81 |
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Vintage wind up MINI BUS from Russia tin & plastic from 1975 $7.00 |
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Battery Opperated Firebird plastic Car – 1970 Vintage Eldon $9.71 |
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VINTAGE PLASTIC WIND-UP DARLING DUCK WITH DUCKLINGS TOY $4.00 |
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Vintage ihi west germany plastic mouse toy Grey Body and Red Eyes $2.95 |
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Vintage Hard Plastic Ramp Walker Walking Toys Horse Camel Penguin As Is $5.99 |
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Vintage Marx The Walk-A-Way Girl Baby Walker Hong Kong Hard Plastic Doll 1950s $3.99 |
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Vintage Wind-up Toys Birds Set of 2 Plastic Blue Green Jumper And Woodpecker GUC $23.50 |
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VINTAGE PLASTIC WIND UP PENDANT TOY TOYBOX RABBIT x $58.00 |
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7pc – VINTAGE 1972 MATTEL INC. BROWN PLASTIC WIND-UP TRAIN TRACKS – TRACKS ONLY $4.95 |
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VINTAGE CUTE PLASTIC AND METAL Friction Toy – KITTEN WITH A BALL, BULGARIA,1970s $29.99 |
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VINTAGE MARX Tin Battery FILLING STATION W/BOX,PLASTIC CAR BODY AND INSTRUCTIONS $16.06 |
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VINTAGE Train Set TIN AND PLASTIC MADE IN HAJI Japan Battery POWERED $40.00 |
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Vintage iHi West Germany Plastic Friction Mouse Toy $14.99 |
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VINTAGE PLASTIC VOLKSWAGEN Friction Car TOY * $138.00 |
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VINTAGE CARNIVAL Record Player MODEL 111 BATTERY OP PLASTIC RECORD PLAYER 1950s $9.99 |
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LOOK! JOHNSON OCEANRUNNER PLASTIC ELECTRIC VINTAGE Toy Boat Outboard Motor! $9.99 |
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VINTAGE BALKAN ORANGE HARD PLASTIC HELICOPTER #602 $175.00 |
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VINTAGE BUDDY L PLASTIC PLANE W/PILOT $32.76 |
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VINTAGE PLASTIC Battery Toy -TRACTOR-TRUCK, GERMANY-GDR $199.99 |
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VINTAGE SOVIET RUSSIAN TIN & PLASTIC MOON WALKER Space Toy $350.00 |
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Vintage black plastic Simms Inc. classic 1956 Ford T-bird 7″x2.5″ (New in Box) $95.00 |
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Vintage red plastic Ford GT Race Car 10″x4.5″ Excellent Condition $40.00 |
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Vintage Cragstan stamped #11 Ferrari plastic race car, (original condition) $95.00 |
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Vintage Simms Inc white and blue plastic Drag Racer 16.5″x4.5″ great condition $85.00 |
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Vintage cragstan friction yellow plastic Jaguar excellent condition 7″x2.5″ $55.00 |
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Vintage Tim Mee Toys blue and white Plastic Boat 12″x4″ (excellent condition) $45.00 |
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Vintage Red plastic Simms Inc classic 1956 Ford T-bird 7″x2.5″ $45.00 |
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Vintage Red plastic Simms Inc Fire truck 8″x3.5″ (excellent condition) $95.00 |
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VINTAGE Chevrolet Corvette Mako Shark MOTORIZED RARE KORRIS CARS PLASTIC MODEL $19.95 |
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Vintage 1970′s red plastic Aurora stamped Ski-Bob 10.5″x3″ excellent condition $45.00 |
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Vintage 1970′s Red Processed Plastics “Chopper whopper” 3 wheeler 8.75″x5″ $45.00 |
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VINTAGE ALFA ROMEO BULGARIAN PLASTIC FRICTION TOY CAR $60.00 |
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Vintage Plastic Electronic Shooting Gallery or Game Toy Gun/Pistol 11″ $9.99 |
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Vintage red Processed Plastics co. Honda Trail 70 moped 8.5″x6″ great condition $45.00 |
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Vintage blue plastic Police Car 7.5″x3″ (excellent original condition) $56.00 |
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Vintage red plastic Sommerville no 2 limousine (new in packaging) 9.5″x3″ $45.00 |
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Vintage green plastic Sims Inc. RR-RRRMMM Cycle 6.5″x3.5″ (excellent condition) $55.00 |
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Vintage Gay Toys red plastic Sail Buggy set #65 (new in box) 8.5″x5″ $55.00 |
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Vintage Durant Plastics 1934 Ford Victoria (excellent condition) 11.75″x5″ $73.00 |
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Vintage Cragstan blue plastic Ford GT race car 10″x4.5″ excellent condition $55.00 |
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Vintage yellow plastic School Bus set. 8″x3.25″ (new in package) $65.00 |
Vintage Plastic Jewelry
Vintage Jewelry made from non-precious metals and glass or from plastics, sometimes called costume jewelry, if it’s stylish, is expensive. It doesn’t matter what material is used in it’s manufacture, if it’s cool it’s going to cost money. Plastic vintage and retro jewelry used to be cheap and could usually be found in thrift shops for a few pence. Not any more though. Plastic jewelry is becoming more and more difficult to find and good decorative pieces rarely appear in charity shops anymore.
The first pieces of plastic jewelry I bought were made form a material invented by the Belgian chemist, Dr Leo Baekeland around 1908 that he named Bakelite. Bakelite did not readily conduct electricity or heat and consequently it was used extensively in the manufacture of electrical products. It could be moulded into extravagant shapes, perfect for the period and probably most famously, for the manufacture of radio casings. It was once even considered as a substitute for metal in the production of the one-cent coin.
Lots of jewlery was manufactured in this hard brittle substance, particularly chunky, colourful brooches. Considered to be the first “fashion jewellery”, often copying designer jewelry of the period made from more expensive materials. Manufactured in a variety of colours from the familiar dark brown of early electrical fittings, the reds and greens of vintage picnic sets to the black of kitchen appliances. It was common to find black Bakelite handles or knobs on furniture or coupled with silver, silver plate or chrome – particularly on tea and coffee sets – as decorative knops or handles. It was very popular on dressing tables too, where it made a very good substitute for tortoiseshell.
Although invented much earlier than Bakelite, being a by-product of the photographic processing industry and used, like Bakelite, as a substitute for more expensive materials, Celluloid was highly flammable and did not really come into it’s own until the 1920′s. In 1927 a new non-flammable material, marketed by the Celluloid Corporation under the trade name “Lumarith” was launched. This material could be manufactured in bright, sometimes lurid colours or transparent with inclusions, like coloured or metal flakes. New injection moulding techniques meant large quantities of plastic objects could be produced quickly and cheaply, in almost any shape or size. Designers quickly realised the possibilities and enormous quantities of inexpensive plastic jewelry appeared on the market in the USA and Europe in bold colourful designs. Brightly coloured vintage accessories like powder compacts, lipsticks, cigarette cases, sunglasses and even handbags were also manufactured in Celluloid for an eager audience.
In 1933 Lucite or Plexiglas hit the market and was quickly incorporated into jewelry design, often mixed with Celluloid or Bakelite for effect. Brooches made with Lucite overlaid with moulded Celluloid cameos were very popular and easily found in vintage & retro shops today. Some Lucite jewelry, bracelets, brooches and pendants was reverse carved, often with flowers coloured naturalistically to appear lifelike, or left unpainted to resemble etched glass.
Whatever plastic vintage jewellery is made from it is usually exciting and colourful and, if you are fortunate, it can still be bought relatively inexpensively. But it is becoming more and more popular as the young reject antiques. Dark brown furniture, antique silver, old paintings and antique jewelry are not cool. The young are filling their small apartments with light bright vintage and retro, Scandinavian design, colourful contemporary art and retro lighting. They eat and drink from vintage and retro or Ikea tableware and they collect and wear vintage and retro clothing and jewelry. More shops are opening to cater to this new breed of homemaker and prices are rising quickly. But it is still possible to find a bargin – good hunting.
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need conversion for a vintage crochet hook(clarks o.n.t. size 5 plastic hook to a aluminujn?
Here’s a handy conversion chart.
http://www.yarnstandards.com/hooks.html
A size 5 = an F = 3.75mm
I don’t think anybody knows for sure why there are so many labels for a size of a hook. But the little chart comes in handy sometimes.
