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Below you will find detailed descriptions as well as thumbnail graphics for several of Brad's Bakelite Bracelets & Bangles. Page 1, Page 2 Click here if you are looking for Brad's Bakelite Pins & Brooches. Please remember that you can return to this page by using your "Back" button after you click on the thumbnails below to view larger graphics.
Gorgeous Red Philadelphia Style Clamper Bracelet This is a dandy new bracelet that I've made in the vintage Philadelphia clamper design using vintage bakelite. The bracelet has a gorgeous cherry red clamper style shaped bracelet base and onto it I've laminated fins made of the commonly seen colors of vintage bakelite (black, orange, green, red and yellow). The colors, with the exception of the black fin, are all very nicely marbled and striking in appearance. The fins are right at 1 1/2 inches long and, at the bracelet's opening, measure about 1/2 inch tall. The bracelet's walls are 1 1/4 inches wide at the opening, 1 1/8 inches wide at the hinge, and are about 3/8 of an inch thick at the thinnest point (close to 1/2 inch thick at the thickest, not counting the fins). The hinge is a stout new brass spring hinge that I inset into the bracelet's inner surface, and is attached with deeply set rivets. My signature and the date are inscribed on the inner surface. Price.....$900.00
Carved Dark Rootbeer Tortoise & Hare Racing Bracelet This is a recent bracelet that I've carved from a gorgeous dark rootbeer colored bakelite. The color is a very dark rootbeer, or tortoise shell, color but has wonderful translucency in good lighting which shows up its gorgeous amber brown color and marbling. The design is an original featuring the tortoise and the hare racing. Hard to say which is in the lead but I did inlay the turtle's eye so it is looking behind him as if the hare is catching up. Both critters are carefully carved and make for a very whimsical and interesting bracelet. The inlaid eyes are also bakelite, white and black. The bracelet's walls are carved from 1 5/8 inches wide, nearly 5/8 of an inch thick (both measurements vary now because of the extensive carving). The thinnest area on the bracelet's walls is better than 1/4 inch. The bracelet is carefully polished and has my signature and the date inscribed on the inner surface. Price..... $975.00
Carved Shasta Daisies and Butterflies Clamper Bracelet Here is a gorgeous clamper bracelet that I've carved from vintage bakelite in a Spring motif including Shasta Daisies and Butterflies. The bracelet has an extra wide top at nearly 2 inches wide in the center and becomes more slender towards the bottom half. I inlaid the daisies, the leaves and butterflies into the top of the bracelet and carved them in detail. The butterflies have black enameled bodies but the rest of the colors on the bracelet are vintage bakelite. The base of the bracelet is a very nicely marbled grass green in color with a different, more emerald green used for the leaves. The bottom half of the bracelet also has two butterflies inset on the surface. The inner diameter of the bracelet is 2 9/16 inches from side to side and 2 3/8 from top to bottom, so this bracelet probably isn't for those of you who have tiny wrists and hands. The hinge is a stout brass spring hinge which I inset into the inner surface and attached with small brass screws (the heads are smoothed and polished to prevent chafing). My signature and the date that I carved the bracelet are inscribed on the inner surface.
SOLD
Whimsical and Fun Smileys Clamper Bracelet This is one of several pieces that I bought back from a collector this past year. The bracelet is one that I carved from a solid yellow vintage bakelite bracelet base and features 17 different smiley personalities. Most all of them have inlaid eyes and/or mouths/teeth or eyebrows. The bracelet is a ton of fun and will definitely draw attention and conversation. The inner diameter is 2 9/16 inches from side to side and 2 3/8 inches from top to bottom. The walls are 1 1/2 inches wide and about 5/16 of an inch thick or better in the thicker areas. The hinge is a stout brass spring hinge and is attached securely with brass screws. My signature and the date one which I carved the bracelet are inscribed on the inner surface.
Price.....$775.00
Awesome Philadelphia Style Bakelite Clamper Bracelet This is a very lovely Philadelphia Style Clamper bracelet that I've carved and constructed using a very rare vintage lipstick pink bracelet base. This color will eventually oxidize to more of an orangey pink but it will always be a very lovely color one one that is very rare to find in a Philly clamper. The fins on top of the bracelet are all vintage marbled Bakelites, yellow, red, green, orange and a blue mixed with black. This is a bracelet to make others envious. The inner diameter is 2 & 1/2 inches from side to side and 1 & 7/8 from top to bottom. The spring hinge is a very nice sturdy new brass component attached with rivets. The walls are very nice and thick, 1/4 inch at the thinnest points. The width of the walls is 1 inch at the hinge, gently getting a bit wider to 1 & 1/8 at the fins. My signature and the date are inscribed on the inner surface. Sold
Carved Bluemoon Mermaids and Seahorses Bracelet This gorgeous bracelet is one of the pieces that I bought back this past year from the estate of one of my past customers. I am pretty sure she never even wore it! It has been kept stored in a locked jewelry box since its purchase and has only barely begun to reoxidize. The design is an intensely carved scene of two mermaids holding onto two swimming seahorses. The extensive carving of the bracelet is quite detailed and the wonderful marbling of the bakelite's colors really sets this piece off, making it look like an undersea scene. The bracelet has an inner diameter of 2 1/2 inches. The walls were carved from 1 3/8 inches wide, nearly 3/8 of an inch thick. My signature and the date that I finished the carving are inscribed on the inner surface. On Hold
Carved Red Bakelite Big Cats Hunting Bracelet This is a dandy bracelet that I carved from a thick vintage red bakelite bracelet base. The design features three large cats hunting through the jungle. There is one scared rabbit running out of the brush and also a couple of birds in flight. The carving is detailed and I used a bit of enamel wash to add emphasis to the finer details. The bracelet has an inner diameter of 2 9/16 inches. The walls are 1 1/4 inches wide, nearly 5/8 of an inch thick in the thicker areas. My signature and the date are inscribed on the inner surface. Price.....$675.00
Gorgeous Chunky Thick Red Bakelite Roses Bracelet This is a bracelet that I've carved to mimic the style of vintage cinnabar carvings. The design is a very detailed and realistic pattern of roses on a leafy vine. Carving this piece took quite a bit of time and care. The bracelet has very nice chunky walls 1/2 of an inch thick and a bit over 1 inches wide. The inner diameter is 2 & 9/16 inches. My signature and the date are inscribed upon the inner surface. Sold
Carved Bakelite Strawberries Bracelet This is a very special bracelet indeed, and one that took quite some time and effort to construct. The design is a lovely repeat pattern of 3 sets of 3 strawberries, all inlaid into the surface of the bracelet using a marbled red Bakelite. The green Bakelite base is carved into leaves and stems, and is a darker color inside the bracelet than on the outer surface. The carving and detail on this bangle are very nice and this is a one of a kind bracelet that will only increase in value over the years. The inner diameter is 2 & 1/2 inches, the walls are 1 & 1/2 inches wide and about 3/8 of an inch thick. My signature and the date are inscribed upon the inner surface. Sold
Carved Translucent Green Peapods & Vines Bracelet Now here is a lovely bracelet that I've carved from vintage emerald green Bakelite. The Bakelite has some swirls of lighter colors in it but for the most part is a nice deep translucent green. The design is one that I've carved one other bracelet similar to and consists of a repeated pattern of peapods hanging on a vine that winds it's way over the surface of the bracelet. The inner diameter is 2 & 1/2 inches and the walls are 1 & 1/4 inches wide, over 1/4 inch thick. The carving is nice and deeply detailed, which the pictures do not do justice to. My signature and the date are inscribed on the inner surface. Sold
Reverse Carved Apple Juice Bakelite Stretch Bracelet This very elegant stretch bracelet is one that I've constructed of vintage apple juice and black Bakelite. The focal point of the bracelet is a nice big front of apple juice that I've reverse carved with a floral design consisting of yellow flowers with gold centers, leaves and twigs with black berries. The inner diameter of the bracelet is the standard 2 & 1/2 inches which I would be happy to make smaller by removing a set of beads and black spacer if the buyer prefers. The apple juice front piece measures right at 3 inches along the outside curve, and 1 inch wide. I inscribed my signature and the date on the inner surface of one of the black spacers. Reduced Price...$700.00
Carved & Inlaid Bakelite Beach Scene Bracelet Here is a very unique bracelet that I've carved in a beach scene design. There are lots of different inlays on this bracelet of things found on a beach, a sand pail and shovel, starfish, beach ball, sea shell, umbrella & blanket, and a surfboard stuck into the sand as well. Carved into the surface of the bracelet are a trail of foot prints leading to a sand castle. I used enamel paints to color the footprints and some other details. The inner diameter of the bracelet is 2 & 9/16 inches, the walls are 1 & 1/4 inches wide and a bit over 1/4 inch thick. I inscribed my signature and the date on the inner surface. The base of the bracelet is a nice sandy yellow-white with swirls in it. Sold
A Lovely Pair of Apple Juice Bakelite Spacer Bracelets
This is actually the second pair of this design that I've carved to
sell, the first being so pretty that I felt I should carve another set.
Sold
Yellow Bakelite Roses Clamper Bracelet
This is a very lovely yellow roses clamper that I've carved from vintage
sunny yellow Bakelite. There is a large opened rose on the Price...$700.00
Bakelite Philadelphia Clamper
Bakelite Patchwork Mosaic Bracelet
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