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  • orange galalith necklace
  • Carved French Bakelite
  • necklace with screw clasp
  • vintage Galalith beads
  • orange galalith necklace
  • Carved French Bakelite
  • necklace with screw clasp
  • vintage Galalith beads

1930s Galalith Necklace | Unique Hand-carved Beads

$85.00

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1930s Galalith Necklace.

Intricate beading in a fabulous color.
✅   Approx. Size (cm): 25″ long (63.5).
✅   Condition: Very good.
✅   Era: 1930s.
✅   Mark/Label: Unsigned beauty.
✅   ONLY ONE.

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This 1930s Galalith necklace, with intricate carving, is a rare find.

Vintage Necklace Details

  • Vintage 1930s carved Galalith necklace.
  • A lovely tone of light orange. 
  • Large, elaborately carved beads complement round beads. 
  • The size of the beads tapers smaller to the back.
  • Screw-in clasp.
vintage necklace length chart
VINTAGE CONDITION

ABOUT GALALITH

Galalith is an early milk-based plastic similar to Bakelite or celluloid.  Developed in 1895 by a German chemist, it can be dyed in many colors, with swirls and patterns, and hand-carved.  This material went out of popular use after WWII due to the scarcity of milk. Galalith is often misdescribed as French bakelite.

Galalith jewelry ad 1931
1931 Galalith Jewelry Ad

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